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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBush had his DUI
now the Mutt has his -- Dishonesty Under Investigation
Assuming his guilt, Im not sure which is worse under the circumstances, the crimes hes potentially guilty of, or the sense of privilege and protection hes operated under that made his shenanigans a "without a second thought" situation, and one that points towards the same two/X-tiered criminal justice system we have in this country that has allowed the likes of Bush to walk away, and the Mutt to attend a fundraiser hosted by the darkest one, Dick Cheney, the real president for eight years https://www.google.com/search?q=dick+cheney+%22the+real+president%22&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGHP_en. Apparently he had some second thoughts about that one, given the prohibition on photographing the two together.
It's no wonder why Bush spent 32% of his presidency on vacation, no?
And of course, Romney can abandon his role as and involvement with the presidency should he win, and be it in name/title only except when needed as he did at Bain http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/13/1064417/-Grover-Norquist-on-the-GOP-candidates-All-we-need-is-someone-who-can-handle-a-pen.
Quite frankly, given his already well established and inarguable record as a prolific and pathological liar http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jun/21/mendacious-mitt-romney-bid-liar-in-chief I'm underwhelmed, but do hope this issue becomes icing on that particular cake. I doubt how much it'll negatively impact the support from the rightwingnut base, since the rightwingnuts gave their pols and pundits a license to lie without fear of political and/or financial reprisal long ago, and regardless of the human costs, like millions of dead and displaced Iraqis, the countless needlessly tortured, etc, so I wouldnt be expecting them to look upon the crime of perjury should a conviction occur as a sin, Id expect them to simply remind you of the falsehood about BC being convicted of perjury. https://www.google.com/search?q=was+president+clinton+convicted+of+perjury&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGHP_en
You know how they are -- claiming that their opposition is guilty of things they have the most if not exclusive guilt for projection is how they maintain the moral high ground, at least in their Bizarro World. This is in evidence by his charging BHO as a liar alone, no?
Who thinks a criminal prosecution will be pursued regardless of the evidence or support for it anyway?
I don't. I see this as merely the coup de grace in the game of integrity that is decisive and determinative in the outcome, which BHO will no doubt further exploit in the debates on a variety of issues, including what can be rightly considered the Mutt's lies by omission seen in the lack of specificity on his intended policy pursuits.
Thats why the real news in the Journal editorial the stuff that should drive the discussion today is its scalding attack on Romneys lack of specificity on multiple issues:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-morning-plum-wall-street-journal-edit-board-blisters-romney/2012/07/05/gJQAqI1JPW_blog.html
The investigation into the Mutt's dishonesty will no doubt result in an "open and shut" case for guilt, no?
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)part man all 86
(367 posts)stupidicus
(2,570 posts)insomuch as it's a burn by association to all the good and lovable mutts in the world.
Most however, seem to be unaware of the motive for my reference/inference in my use of the label.
Augustus Mutt is a tall, dimwitted racetrack character - a fanatic horse-race gambler who is motivated by greed. Mutt has a wife, known only as Mrs. Mutt (Mutt always referred to her as "M'love" and a son named Cicero. Mutt first encountered the half-pint Jeff, an inmate of an insane asylum who shares his passion for horseracing, in 1908. They appeared in more and more strips together until the strip abandoned the horse-race theme, and concentrated on Mutt's other outlandish, get-rich-quick schemes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutt_and_Jeff
That's why I'm real curious to see who "Jeff" is gonna be...
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)Thanks.