An Illustrated Guide to Mendacity and Folly in the Imperium Americanum by Gregorius alexandrinus, pictor mendacrium stultorumque (Gregory of Alexandria--painter of liars and idiots)
Political cartoons and social commentary with Fred'n'Bert of the Squirrel News Network, Lafayette Park, Washington, DC Updated MWF weekly, except holidays
Well, the State of the Union speech couldn't have contained ALL lies, now could it? (Cynics!) With apologies to Robert Palmer, here are the verses I didn't have room for on the cartoon:
You see the signs that you won't read You're driving at a racecar speed Your engine runs on premium Another buck for the Saud sheikdom Your mind is numb, you can't be saved Another gallon is all you crave If there's some left for you to burn Here's a match now take your turn
Your lights are on but you're not at home Your will is not your own Your heart is chilled, your teeth a chatter Another well and it won't matter Whoa! you wonder how you got embroiled, oh yeah for its embrace you'll forever toil You know you're gonna have to face it YOU'RE ADDICTED TO OIL!
Of course, "One day after President Bush vowed to reduce America's dependence on Middle East oil by cutting imports from there 75 percent by 2025, his energy secretary and national economic adviser said Wednesday that the president didn't mean it literally." (KnightRidder) Administration Backs Off Bush's Vow to Reduce Mideast Oil Imports. Paul Krugman in (NYTimes) State of Delusion suggests: "Why announce impressive sounding goals when you have no plan to achieve them? The best guess is that the energy "plan" was hastily thrown together to give Mr. Bush something positive to say." So while His Mendacity WASN'T lying about our addiction, He WAS lying about any desire to do something about it...
Well, the State of the Union speech couldn't have contained ALL lies, now could it? (Cynics!) With apologies to Robert Palmer, here are the verses I didn't have room for on the cartoon:
