Oh Jesus - Is George himself actually making the decision?

[Chomp]

An absolutely horrible thought occured to me this evening.

On Bush's desk are several proposals about the way forward in Iraq. There's one from Richard Hadley and the NSC, another from Baker and the ISG, a couple from Congress, and a few from various military leaders.

Each report has a key proposal that recommends a specific way forward: send more troops/don't send more troops/engage with Iran and Syria/propose a timetable to withdrawal/withdraw to barracks/ramp up the numbers of trainers etc.

And self-evidently, someone has to choose which one of these radically different and monumentously important courses of action is to be taken.

That person is Geroge W. Bush.

Jesus. That person is Geroge W. Bush.

What I mean to say is, it is starting to look like it will actually be Geroge himself, personally, actually making the actual decion. Out of his mouth, via what passes for his brain, will come the words: "Go with option D", and so it will be.

This is monumental.

All the real deciders are gone. They have disappeared or are irrelevent. Cheney, Rummy, Colin, Condi, Blair, Bolton, Wolfowitz, Perle, whofuckingever. The only man left standing is the Boy King, a man who has in reality not taken a single real decision in his enitre presidency.

On issue after issue he has had decisions made for him. I'm sure he was shown sexy maps of Iraq in the Oval Room with CGI of how the US troops would be deployed and was made feel he was deciding on option A or Option B. But that's not deciding. That's snoozing though a powerpoint presentation. When it comes to making decisons that start life as electrical impulses in his own brain, Bush is a novice.

He has been pretending to make decisions while in reality it has all been a charade. Like his whole life, Bush had been just pretending to be president.

But now...who's left to decide? Jesus fucking Christ, the only person left is the Decider himself. Now, finally, he is going to actually have to make a real decision that will be his, and not someone elses.

That's an awfully big decision for such an awfully little man.

[Olney Blue]

1. You're scaring me.

[mike_c]

2. and naturally, he can't decide....

"I will not be rushed."

"Is it time for a Christmas party yet? When can we go to Crawford? Can I run the chainsaw this year?"

[niyad]

3. on that frightening note, I am going to pour myself a LARGE one!!

[proud patriot]

4. Make mine a double

[Lisa]

7. don't forget to pass the bottle along ... (n/t)

[niyad]

10. passing it right along--and thankfully, my liquor store delivers!!

[niyad]

9. do you like my oversized glasses? had them specially made right after 12/12/2000- had a feeling we

were going to need them!!

[Lisa]

12. I do! I especially like how they're wide enough ...

... so that one can get a good big drink at once, not a little trickle like with a narrow champagne flute, say.

And the opaque bottom that completely blocks out the view of Bush on the TV screen across the room is also a great touch. I can almost forget he's there!

[subterranean]

5. This is what happens...

when people base their vote on which presidential candidate they'd rather have a beer with.

[BuyingThyme]

6. I'm going to assume that Rumsfeld and Cheney are still

in charge.

I don't think they can afford to let Poppy take over. And Lil' Bush certainly can't make decisions at all.

[sam sarrha]

8. my gOD the Stupid wet brain alcoholic Rat bastard only has an IQ of 90..!!

before the hard drugs and alcohol

[northofdenali]

11. Eeeeeeew. I hadn't thought of this. SCARY.

:scared: Can anyone fax me a valium?