Digby - 07/14/06

Middle Aged Delinquent

Can't somebody medicate him?

With the world's most perplexing problems weighing on him, President Bush has sought comic relief in a certain pig.

This is the wild game boar that German chef Olaf Micheel bagged for Bush and served Thursday evening at a barbecue in Trinwillershagen, a tiny town on the Baltic Sea.

The Good News

In case you missed it:

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bombs and mortars struck Shiite and Sunni mosques in the Baghdad area Friday, the latest in a week of tit-for-tat sectarian attacks that have killed more than 250 people.

The deadliest explosion came as worshippers left services at a Sunni mosque in northern Baghdad, killing 14 people and wounding five, police said.

The Wilsons R Us

John Amato has the video of Joe and Valerie Wilson's press conference this morning. It's quite moving seeing Valerie Wilson speak. She is a very impressive person. You can't help but be struck by what a travesty it is that the administration was willing to destroy her career and weaken our national security for political purposes.


He Went Too Far

I wonder what would be happening in Mississippi right now if Trent Lott were more popular among Democrats than Republicans? Do you think the Mississippi Republicans would be happy?


Planning Is For Losers

That commie outfit, the non-partisan Congressional Government Accountability Office, has analyzed the Bush administration plan in Iraq. Naturally, being terrorist lovers, they found that the plan was a complete failure.

The report is worth reading, but it's written in bureaucratese which makes it something of a challenge to those of us whose first language is English.


War Cry

I haven't had the guts to listen to FoxNews this morning, but I've been tuned in to CNN. According to their latest chyron, "the middle east is hurtling out of control." There are breathless teasers: "Were the missiles made in Iran???!!!" They have sent in Anderson Cooper (and he looks just fabulous in his desert gear.) New logos are being designed as we speak. Eric Boehlert notes this oddity in CNN coverage.


You Go First

Here's one of those cases where moral authority really comes in handy:

President Bush told Lebanon's leader on Friday that he would urge Israel to limit civilian casualties as it steps up attacks on its neighbor, a promise that fell short of Beirut's calls for a cease-fire.