costume dramas and stage whimpers

Some of our readers may have noticed ARBORETUM's antipathy to W. Bush. Even when we try to be nice, the disdain seems to ooze through. A fellow blogger, and one infinitely more talented than Old Chip, has this to say, scornfully, about one of Bush's latest brainstorms.

from: August J. Pollak (http://www.xoverboard.com/)
"Seriously. He actually complained about this.

"Look, regardless of political stripes, can it at least be accepted that almost since September 11, 2001, George W. Bush has been a living, breathing photo-op? For Bush to complain that his opponents are engaging in "political theater" is like... wow. I'm having trouble thinking of an analogy here.

"Okay, imagine Mr. T. He's standing atop a pile- no, a hill- consisting of every single fool he has pitied in his entire life. They're all just there. A big pyramid of fools, all of whom were pitied by Mr. T. And standing atop the fool pyramid is Mr. T himself, looking down on you. And he says but one thing, and that is how upset he is with you for pitying fools.

"And that's what it's like with President Bush to say that he dislikes political theater. And you're just standing there, thinking just what you would think with Mr. T on the fool pile: Man, that guy's career has really hit the shitter, hasn't it?"



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I wonder what Mr. Pollack had in mind: The codpiece demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier? The bullhorn atop the pile of rubble in NY City? The plastic turkey passed around on Halloween at the military base in Baghdad?



Bush is not simply a bonehead, Bush is a theatrical bonehead. Right on Mr. Pollak.