Bush
Regarding Bush & co., I don't think he's much of a liar, which seems to be a common charge against him. (See what I did there? That was dry-witted understatement-- a clever writing device. I'm trying to use more of those. This digression is another one. Thank you, Mickey Kaus!) Bush has been remarkably consistent and on-message throughout his campaign and Presidency. The closest he comes to lying is handing down unfunded mandates (education, AIDS) for programs he talks up but doesn't really care about (I kind of have a problem with that. It's mealy-mouthed.). My big problem with Bush is that on the whole I don't agree with his outlook, most of his policies, or most of his leadership decisions not related to kicking Taliban ass.
Not coincidentally, I'm going to a meeting of Howard Dean supporters tonight.
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In your digression, you
In your digression, you forgot to use the (ed.) gimmick. Taking up clever writing techniques is a noble goal, and I hope you start sometime.
Howard Dean: shallow!
Howard Dean: shallow!
An unfunded mandate is not a
An unfunded mandate is not a lie. It is, well, an unfunded mandate. And the aids thingie involved actual money, even if you don't think its enough. I don't want my money going to education, cause it's a black hole. I'm homeschooling sir John-the-i-as-yet-have-no-idea-what-i'm-in-for.
Johno: shallow. and callow.
Johno: shallow. and callow. not mallow. someday, maybe hallowed.
An unfunded, or underfunded,
An unfunded, or underfunded, mandate is a lie of omission. Kind of like taking your car to a garage for an oil change, only to find out they never actually performed the oil change yet charged you for it.
On the AIDS front, Bush promised one amount in his biggest speech of the year, and gave another, far smaller amount. Lie of omission.
Howard Dean: Not shallow.
Howard Dean: Not shallow.
John Kerry? Shallow!
The [ed. technique is Kaus' and Kaus' alone. He can keep it. I meant to evoke, not rip off. Also, I meant to call attention to the crappiness of my own fancy-pants writing devices. Mission accomplished!!