Further thoughts on "My Pet Goat" [View All]

Back to that sequence in F911 where Bush sits in the classroom with My Pet Goat while the towers collapse:

What really bothers me about that whole photo-op, apart from, you know, him sitting around on his ass while the nation burns, is how completely passive and out of it he seems even *before* Andy Card comes in. Now it may be that he's already thinking about that first plane, if in fact he was told about it on his way to the photo-op. But whatever the reason, the fact is that despite how this is always described, Bush is not actually reading *My Pet Goat* with the children. The children and their teachers are reading it and Bush is sitting up there doing nothing. He stares into space, every once in a while remembering to nod or do something to give the illusion that he's paying attention. Whether it's boredom, terror, or fear of the scandal to come, the look on his face tells you that George W. Bush has left the building. He had checked out as soon as he walked in the room. He must spend a lot of time like that, sitting around waiting for someone to tell him what to do. Not a real comforting image.

Shudder,

The Plaid Adder