I Gotcher Republican Party Rat Here

I think that in the final analysis what really drives me nuts about the administration is that they've translated petty tyranny into something pretty close to actual tyrrany.

I mean, when I contemplate the lies, the mendacity, the incompetence, the naked greed, the self-righteousness, the sanctimonious preening, the shallowness, the stupidity, the abject moral cowardice -- all that crap -- what I see are very small, shallow, mean-spirited people in way over their heads and unable to admit it. I see people who can't appreciate their own inadequacies and who have no other modes of response besides lashing out in a blind rage and sullen denial. I see people unable to deal with anything other than unqualified praise, even if it's obviously hypocritical.

In short, I see every horrible incompetent jerk I've ever been forced to work with, every walking professional disaster. I also see every awful person at every party, in any social grouping, in every family, in every nightmarish relationship that I've hated being around.

It's the Ministry of Petty Assholes, running the planet.

Nuts.

// posted by Thersites

You're Doing a Heckuva Job, Rummy

Tough-talker straight-shooter George W. Bush can't find the nerve to fire the most incompetent Defense Secretary in history.

10 Killed, Eleven wounded today in Ramadi Fallujah. (Hey, I thought we killed all them evil insurgents in Fallujah once before? - Z)

All this while the Generals are already saying the Army is broken.

250,000 TONS of ammunition (think about that for a second) was allowed to be looted by Rummy and his brilliant invasion plan. If Iraq had WMD, it would be in the weapons caches, which were left unattended as we rushed to tear down that evil statue of Saddam. Anyone care to guess how many IED's can be built from 500 Million Pounds of ammo?

Oh, and Rummy thinks our guys should just report human rights abuses, in contradiction to their real duty, which is to intervene and stop them if at all possible. General Peter Pace put Rummy in his place. I wonder when will the general be fired?

How long will Bush keep this imcompetent man in charge of our soldiers?