damn.
I thought that this administration had lost the power to shock me, but apparently I wasn’t giving them nearly enough credit. Ladies and gentlemen, nominated in the category of National Intelligence Director, John “we have more nuns than we need anyway” Negroponte.
What a naif I am.
edit: In case you were wondering how Our Fearless Leader was going to handle the question of Mr. Negroponte’s intelligence background (I was betting against “CIA asset in Central America under the Reagan Administration), here you go
John understands America’s global intelligence needs, because he spent the better part of his life in our Foreign Service, and is now serving with distinction in the sensitive post of our nation’s first ambassador to a free Iraq.
That’s it. The whole thing. Officially, the nominee for Intelligence Director of the whole entire intelligence apparatus of the United States has no background in intelligence.
Just thought you’d want to know.
edit again: This morning we will be singing “A Mighty Fortress Is Our Country.” Please turn to that page in the hymnal.
Sen. Pat Roberts this morning praised the appointment of Ambassador John Negroponte to be the new director of national intelligence.
Roberts, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committeee, said Negroponte’s national security background is “significant”
No, Pat. No, no, no. What’s significant is his foreign service experience.
Message discipline has gone all to hell since the election.
February 17th, 2005 at 9:31 am
My colleague referred to the first Bush junior cabinet as the Return of the Undead–those monstrous figures of the Reagan/Bush administration, including Dr. Death Squad Negroponte. But as insane as they were under the demented one, Junior’s cabinet is clearly more psychotic, a death cult actually, that is, if measured by any reliable yardstick on the consequences of its policies and actions.
I mean, go down the line: environment, health, economics, foreign relations, education, national security–the entire thrust of Junior’s agenda is not just unwise; it is literally mad, a quest for the end of paradise–a death cult if you will. And I would argue that they should be treated as such, not just ridiculed for foolishness, greed, or corruption, but resisted as strongly as we would resist the plague they are bringing down on humanity.
February 17th, 2005 at 12:37 pm
hey unless the nuns intended to marry and have abortions, who cares????
February 17th, 2005 at 1:27 pm
“…Junior’s cabinet is clearly more psychotic, a death cult actually…”
Yet another example of the *reasoned discourse* that earned the left so much success with Middle America in the 2004 elections.
February 17th, 2005 at 1:57 pm
Koolader:
Personally, I discourse with plenty of folks on the Right. Intelligent ones who actually have something to say. Sniping in comments is a form of ego-masturbation, not discourse. How many different names will you come back under, to demonstrate your lack of a single idea beyond ‘nyaah-nyaah-nyaah-you-liberals-suck’?
I know middle-schoolers who can exceed that IQ output.
February 17th, 2005 at 2:09 pm
Aw, Kevin. I think it’s kind of sweet that we have a freepery troll. It means we’ve arrived.
Hell, think about it. “Crusader.” Boy, I know - I’ll call myself something that suggests that we’re attacking muslims because we’re Christians. That will upset and enrage the liberals, because they haven’t had four freaking years of listening to everything with a speaker bleating out the same bullshit.
I wonder why no-one ever thought of that before?
February 17th, 2005 at 3:25 pm
“Koolader:”
Let’s start right there, Kevin. What are you–10 years old? I’ve read much of the muck you post in these parts, and though I’ve disagreed with much of it, I stooped to name calling exactly zero times. Grow up.
“Sniping in comments is a form of ego-masturbation, not discourse.”
And yet using phrases like “psychotic…death cult” to describe the President’s cabinet get’s a free pass from you? Its nice to see what does and doesn’t pass for “discourse” from the likes of you.
“How many different names will you come back under, to demonstrate your lack of a single idea beyond ‘nyaah-nyaah-nyaah-you-liberals-suck’?”
Why would I need more than one name? I use “Crusader” at a couple of different sites, and I have no plans of using a different one here. Are you admitting that you use multiple names to post here?
“I know middle-schoolers who can exceed that IQ output.”
Perhaps you’re not qualified to do the measuring?
Again, I’m not sure what the cause of your particular fascination is with my post. If you’re having a bad day, perhaps you could find someone to talk it through with–I doubt I’m the one to blame.