Not Quite Center

I guess it’s time to address the elephant sitting on the table—Iraq.

In 1991, during the first Gulf War, the U.S. Secretary of Defense said the following about sending ground troops into Baghdad:
“[It would be dangerous] to get mired down inside Iraq in a conflict that’s been raging for generations in the interest of trying to dictate who’s going to govern in Iraq. That is not something that we are prepared to see American forces do.
“For the U.S. to get involved militarily in determining the outcome of the struggle of who’s going to govern in Iraq strikes me as a classic definition of a ‘quagmire’.”

Do you remember who the Defense Secretary was at this time? Dick Cheney. Evidently, aliens stole his brain between 1991 and 2002. (more…)

Below is a series of e-mails I sent to friends and family on political subjects. I couldn’t keep this just to myself and them. (more…)

Did you see him? He came into Washington unexpectedly the day after the election. Eddie Haskell made a sudden trip to Washington, disguised as President Bush and Nancy Pelosi (yes, at the same time!). After months of “givin’ Wally the business,” it was “Good morning, Mrs. Cleaver.” President Bush is saying he is open to ideas from the Democrats about the war in Iraq (you can read that again if you need to; I know, I know! It’s like Bizarro World!). I wonder how long Fast Eddie will stick around. (more…)