Comments on: More On The AUMF + Bush’s Justifications http://donklephant.com/2005/12/23/more-on-the-aumf-bushs-justifications/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:52:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Donklephant » Blog Archive » http://donklephant.com/2005/12/23/more-on-the-aumf-bushs-justifications/#comment-5358 Donklephant » Blog Archive » Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:28:06 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/12/23/more-on-the-aumf-bushs-justifications/#comment-5358 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Craig http://donklephant.com/2005/12/23/more-on-the-aumf-bushs-justifications/#comment-4773 Craig Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:53:58 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/12/23/more-on-the-aumf-bushs-justifications/#comment-4773 "It just doesn't add up." No, it doesn't. On the other hand, Bush has an MBA. The philosophy of the MBA is that the manager is interchangeable and can handle any situation (of course it helps to exude confidence even if the manager hasn't the slightest idea what he's talking about). That fits Bush's background and the behavior of some of his advisors. These are guys who managed to 'wing it' early in their lives and they were very successful at getting away with it. Despite indifference and incompetence, Bush has had the advantage of always having someone to bail him out of trouble (currently, that's Karl Rove's job). That, in addition to the ideological albatross crippling Bush's vision, is the fundamental philosophy guiding the Iraq War: wing it. And we're paying the price for a long series of incompetent ad hoc decisions designed to fix last month's problems. And an additional price for a Republican Congress that refuses to hold this president accountable. “It just doesn’t add up.” No, it doesn’t. On the other hand, Bush has an MBA. The philosophy of the MBA is that the manager is interchangeable and can handle any situation (of course it helps to exude confidence even if the manager hasn’t the slightest idea what he’s talking about).

That fits Bush’s background and the behavior of some of his advisors. These are guys who managed to ‘wing it’ early in their lives and they were very successful at getting away with it. Despite indifference and incompetence, Bush has had the advantage of always having someone to bail him out of trouble (currently, that’s Karl Rove’s job). That, in addition to the ideological albatross crippling Bush’s vision, is the fundamental philosophy guiding the Iraq War: wing it. And we’re paying the price for a long series of incompetent ad hoc decisions designed to fix last month’s problems. And an additional price for a Republican Congress that refuses to hold this president accountable.

]]> By: rob http://donklephant.com/2005/12/23/more-on-the-aumf-bushs-justifications/#comment-4771 rob Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:11:58 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/12/23/more-on-the-aumf-bushs-justifications/#comment-4771 So they asked for something, got turned down. Then said what they asked for was implied. No thinking person can say that holds water. So they asked for something, got turned down. Then said what they asked for was implied.

No thinking person can say that holds water.

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