Little Big Man

Truth never tasted so good as when it was surrounded by a belly full of lies.

James Wolcott: "[Bobo] has been wheeled out into forums where no one can dare question or contradict his majesty, where he can lean forward and repeat ad nauseam his patented soundbites. Last night I believe we saw the ugly comeback of the private face of [the preznut]--the irritable expressions he flashes subordinates when he's presented with information he doesn't like or feels someone's taken up too much of his time or is pressed to explain himself to people he shouldn't have to explain himself to because he's the president and fuck you. The notion that [Bobo] is 'likeable' has always been laughable. It takes a Washington pundit to be that dumb. He's an angry, spoiled, resentful little big man--I use 'little big man' in the Reichian sense of a small personality who puffs himself up to look big through bluster and swagger but remains a scheming coward inside--and next to a genuinely big man like Kerry, shrunk before the camera's eyes."

"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work. You know my hardest, the hardest part of the job is to know that I committed the troops in harm's way and then do the best I can to provide comfort for the loves ones who lost a son or a daughter or husband and wife." - Emperor Deficit Dubya. From Andrew Sullivan, "Reassured that he's on top of things in Iraq? Me neither."

Res ipsa loquitir - The thing speaks for itself.