Again from those nice PP folks
Green Room Open Thread
Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) offers a few more lessons learned:
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the President said we continue to be wise about how we spend the people's money.
"Then why are we paying over $100,000 for a 'White House Director of Lessons Learned'?
"Maybe I can save the taxpayers $100,000 by running through a few of the lessons this White House should have learned by now.
"Lesson 1: When the Army Chief of Staff and the Secretary of State say you are going to war without enough troops, you're going to war without enough troops.
"Lesson 2: When 8.8 billion dollars of reconstruction funding disappears from Iraq, and 2 billion dollars disappears from Katrina relief, it's time to demand a little accountability.
"Lesson 3: When you've 'turned the corner' in Iraq more times than Danica Patrick at the Indy 500, it means you are going in circles.
"Lesson 4: When the national weather service tells you a category 5 hurricane is heading for New Orleans, a category 5 hurricane is heading to New Orleans.
"I would also ask the President why we're paying for two 'Ethics Advisors' and a 'Director of Fact Checking.'
"They must be the only people in Washington who get more vacation time than the President.
"Maybe the White House could consolidate these positions into a Director of Irony."
Echos of Ben Franklin
Besides being loved by many women of all ages for his wit, wisdom, and charm, da Man on da hunna dolla bill left an amazing legacy of pithy quotes that we ignore at our peril. From one of the most magnificent minds in history, Professor Benjamin Franklin:
Who is wise?
He that learns from everyone.
Who is powerful?
He that governs his passions.
Who is rich?
He who is content.
Who is that?
Nobody.
Donald Rumsfeld briefed the President this
morning.
He told George W. that three Brazilian soldiers
were killed in Iraq.
To everyone's amazement, all the color drained from
Bush's face; then he collapsed onto his desk head
in hands, visibly shaken and almost in tears.
Finally he composed himself and asked Rumsfeld,
…
"Just exactly how many is a brazilian?"
Thanks to the folks at Political Physics.
Thanks to Mark Morford's notes & errata column at The SF Gate for reminding me about this roasting of Bush. Bloody hell, you can now buy it on iTunes as an audiobook. This loses half the fun, but hey, it's a lot of fun.
That, somehow, led to brainf*ck.