Posted on 09/18/2001 10:17:34 AM PDT by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
Rumsfeld said in a press briefing just a few minutes ago :
"We will drain their swamp"
in regards to the nations harboring/supporting the terrorists. He also said something like :
"We're going to have to change the way we live.
Or else we're going to have to change the way THEY live.
We have chosen the latter."
I LOVED it!! The transcript has not yet appeared at the Defense Dept. website. I'll copy it in when it comes.
"When you're up to your a$$ in alligators, it's hard to remember your original objective was to drain the swamp."
You're referring to the W-88 Swamp Evaporator I take it?
Actually, the W-88 SE requires only a millisecond or two to evaporate even the most stubborn swamps…
Reminds me of a story from George W. Bush's days as the owner of the Texas Rangers back in 1993 or 1994. Major League Baseball had resolved to hire a new commissioner, and Bush was a member of the five-member owners committee that reviewed all candidates. Retired Maine (Democratic) Senator and former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell was the overwhelming favorite and would have been nearly unanimously approved, but Bush used his power as a member of this committee to veto Mitchell's selection.
When asked about it afterward (Mitchell was damned near a shoo-in for the post), Bush was very blunt.
"He treated my father like crap when he was the Senate Majority Leader. I don't want him to be the commissioner of Major League Baseball."
End of story.
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Don't forget to mention that Rumsfeld said that the act which prohibit's the assassination or heads of foreign governments is a major problem. It was obvious who he was alluding to.
Come on sleepy head,
it's been such a long long while.
That the world's almost forgotten
the brilliance of your smile.
Let's fly to Damascus
We'll go skipping cross the dunes.
We'll have such fun, we'll outshine the Sun,
and shout echoes off the Moon.
I just heard the doorbell.
Take a guess who came around?
It's the jolly old Fat Man,
whose footsteps shake the ground.
My bright shining boyo,
you've been sleeping far too long.
Time to climb from your deep deep bed,
and sing your happy song.
Come open your present,
take a look what you just got.
A brand new cobalt jacket!
Man I tell you these are hot.
[instrumental break if I ever learn how to write a melody]
Little Boy time to go now -
Bring your friend the Fat Man too.
We'll have such fun, we'll outshine the Sun,
when we dance in the dust of Kabul.
Our success will be measured by our actions, not our words.
But it's to the credit of this administration that they are deliberately constricting their wiggle room.
I know that everyone is wary of trying to predict what's coming next. But not me!! I will go out on a wind and throw caution to the limb .... err .... whatever. Anyway, here's my prediction :
In the next edition to come out of the book "Most Popular American Muslim Baby Names!", I predict that the name Osama will fall more than a few places down the list.
Little Known Fact about the WTC/Pentagon Bombings!
For the past week, the networks have all been saying that we need to mourn the 266 deaths on the airliners.
They are WRONG!!
As it turns out, we only need to mourn 266 minus 19 == 247 of the deaths on those airplanes.
'drain the swamp' was Pat Buchanan's battle cry during the last election along with a call for action with 'ride to the sound of the guns'. If we didn't select Pat we should have heeded his concern.
Pat is one of the greatest Americans thinkers of this century!
You mispelled "stinkers".
He's not one of the greatest thinkers of the century (you insult the likes of Churchill) but he IS one of the greatest windbags!
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