Lessons Unlearned


It's been almost three years, but evidently the Chimperor can't be bothered with much of anything beyond navel gazing and musing about "the legacy thing:"

A levee broke in Gulfport, Illinois, sending muddy waters from the most important U.S. waterway cascading into nearby farmland and a few homes. No one was injured but authorities closed the bridge across the river to Burlington, Iowa.

Thank heavens no one was injured, but I repeat--it's been THREE YEARS since the levees failed in New Orleans. Evidently Shrub's position in regards to planning and/or implementation a program of repair and maintenance for critical infrastructure like levees is to...sit. on. his. ass.

On the flip side, his policy in Iraq isn't much better. "Success" is defined by shoveling money hand over fist to KBR and firing anyone who tries to determine just what it is they're getting paid for..."success" is also at least 50 people killed by a car bomb in Baghdad, while it's not like things are really any better in the forgotten war.

By the way--this is why Obama is correct in noting that the Grand Old Fuckup Party has ZERO business lecturing ANYONE about national security (as if their colossal failure on 9/11 isn't proof enough.)

Like I said, they hold us in contempt. They think we really ARE dumber than posts (and, to be fair, that's probably the case with their wingnut base of support)...but at a certain point, people MUST begin to think of their own interests...at least I've got to hope so...