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Apocalypse Eh?
In his latest stay-the-course-chat in Cleveland
on Tuesday, President Bush declared that should he ever have any
doubts about the success of the US engagement in Iraq, he would
immediately pull out the troops. Cause doubts don't cut it. He then
claimed that since he has no doubts, (and apparently doesn't even
foresee the possibility of developing them in the next three years),
that there would not be a complete troop withdrawal on his shift. (Which
would also lead one to conclude that he doesn't see the possibility
of his goal of 'total victory', either). To crystallize this point, he also
stated that the decision about the final withdrawal would be made by 'future
presidents'.
If there are any future presidents. Cause you
can't be too sure when the almighty is going to lower the boom. During his Q
& A session, a member of the audience asked if maybe the war in Iraq and
rise in terrorism might not just be a sign of the impending apocalypse.
"Um," replied Mister Certainty. Though it
could have been 'Om', in which case all bets are off.
"Um... uh...," the brain sticking as it tries
to move into second gear. You could almost smell the smoke.
"Um... Uh... I...". I'm sorry, but that
sounds so much like the sort of dialogue I write for him, I've really got to
believe that he's been cribbing from FGAQ,
"Um... uh... I... The answer is, I haven't
really thought of it that way," was the exciting conclusion to his first
line of dialogue..
"Here's how I think of it." Okay, so he has
thought of it, only, perhaps, in a more nuanced way.
No? "The first I've heard of that, by
the way." Well that certainly clears everything up. And as is his wont, he
then proceeded to answer a completely different question - one that he had
no doubts about.
Ah, screw it all, if there is an apocalypse
out there, this man is going to track it down. As for me, I pine for the day
when we have a president that can answer such a question with "What are you,
a fucking retard?" |
