April 19, 2004

  • Woke up today to discover that earlier today there was an organized moment of silence throughout Israel, in memory of the holocaust in Germany during WWII.

    This comes just a few days after Israeli forces bombed the Palestinian Hamas leader. Which is pretty fucking ironic if you ask me.

    And there's all that furor about Bob Woodward's new book, which makes some pretty strong statements, though those statements aren't all that surprising if you've been following the story with any effort at all. The only really surprising allegation is that Bush and a Saudi Arabian prince colluded to fix gas prices so he could win the election, which is a pretty big allegation.

    Don't look for an impeachment, though. Don't look for anything. Just look for Bush to continue to run his election and then a close vote in November. That's what'll happen. See, when you're a Democrat and you have an extramarital affair, it's worth upsetting the stability of the US government. But if you're a Republican and you rig oil prices so you'll win an election, then it's better to let the last ~200 days of the term run out, for the good of the war-time nation.

Comments (2)

  • Yup.

    Weirdness.

  • Actually, even Bob Woodward denies that he made the allegation that Bush and the Saudi's had a secret deal to fix prices. Bob Woodward quoted Here. "I don't say there's a secret deal or any collaboration on this ... What I say in the book is that the Saudis ... hoped to keep oil prices low during the period before the election, because of its impact on the economy. That's what I say."

    Not trying to suggest anything too radical here but maybe...just MAYBE...you should perhaps...I dunno...READ the book before you start spinning it.

    I haven't read it, so I'm not going to pretend to speak about what it reveals or alleges or uncovers. I do plan to read it though, and will point out that interestingly enough, Woodward's book is on the Bush Election Campaign website's recommended reading list. See here.

    Ok...my piece is said...pray continue your anxiety pimping. :)

Comments are closed.

Post a Comment