Quote of the Day

From Billmon at Whiskey Bar, about Bush's decision to suck up to Ariel Sharon:

It strikes me that bin Laden has been going about this all wrong. If he'd just started his own PAC, and spread enough money around, he probably could have gotten Congress to vote to blow up the World Trade Center.

I mean, why bother with suicide bombers when you've got both major political parties on your side?

Be sure to check out his own citation from The Washington Post: a Republican congressional aide, who wishes to remain anonymous (and here's why) rationalizes Bush's insane decision by suggesting that it could deliver Florida to the GOP. Goddamn. If only lightning could strike that asshole down.

For the record, John Kerry isn't doing a whole lot better in this regard--he stands in support of the decision, hence the statement about BOTH major parties.

Whenever I think I'm getting TOO cynical, leave it to power politics to put it all in perspective.