Bush trip cloaked in lies and secrecy

11-29-2003 | me

[HapaxLegamenon]

Bush trip cloaked in lies and secrecy

Investigators speaking on the condition of anonymity, have confirmed to the Times that a prove has been lunch to determine which laws were broken when President Bush directed his White House staff to lie to aids, Secret Service Agents and even to Reporters in preparation for his public-relations saving trip to Baghdad last Thursday. “The problem is, that here you have the president using the power of his office to deceive not only government officials but even the public, and that is unacceptable regardless of the reason” said one agent with knowledge of the investigation.

According to one investigator, who works in a department charged with assuring the accuracy of Government Press Releases, the use of ruse in presidential action is unprecedented. “I do not think we have seen such trickery in the white House in at least 11 years.”

Congress was a swarm yesterday with predictions of impeachment. For Bush, who won the presidency in 2000 despite losing the popular vote, the news could not have come at a worse time. Besides using un-allotted funds for the trip, it may have involved Campaign Finance violations. Senator John McCain was adamant: “It is a violation of law, for the president to profit politically from anything he does in public, so the question here is has he profited from the tip?”

That question remains to be answered. Most people were initially skeptical about the trip. Others thought it out of character for a president not known for empathy or genuineness. Some conceded it as a ploy for a president whose approval numbers are so low that they can only climb. As one NPR host put it: “Certainly Karl Rove was behind this.” If the irony plays out, Rove, who single handedly brought an unpopular southern governor to the presidency, may finally have run out of luck.

[HapaxLegamenon]

Okay, a bit of a strech, but not by much.

[nhoward14]

What is that first sentence again?

[citizen]

Total BS.

[HapaxLegamenon]

Of Course!!!!!

[B0rat]

Where is the BARF alert!

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

Who is this jerkoff, and why should anyone care what he writes?

Go suck an egg.

[MamaB]

Isn't that the truth?

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

What are you, some kind of a DU nutcase?

[meyer]

Your link appears invalid.

[glock rocks]

A bit of a stretch? Put down the bong.

Where did you get this drivel, and what language was it originally in?

[Peach]

YOU wrote this? What's wrong with you?

[BushCountry]

A little better editing, then submit to The Onion.

[sd-joe]

Funny. Good sarcasm.

[Leroy S. Mort]

Who is this jerkoff, and why should anyone care what he writes?

Obviously a sarcastic masochist.....

[CoolGuyVic]

"that a prove has been lunch"

that a probe had been launced?

Just a guess.

I guess everyone else doesn't get the point of the whole post.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Are you attempting sarcasm with this?

[HapaxLegamenon]

I am sorry, but I thought everyone would know it was sarcasm. It is a parody. This is what the liberal media really wish would happen.

[justshe]

At least have the curtesy to label this as humor. You almost gave me a coronary!

[countrydummy]

PUKE PUKE PUKE!

[Allegra]

Prove to me that you had lunch.