I just happened to catch the preznit speechifying about Iraq a few minutes ago. Today is the 4th anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, also known as The Clusterfuck That Took Vietnam's Place As The Clusterfuck By Which All Future Clusterfucks Will Be Measured. It was about a 5-minute speech, really just dubya reading (poorly) a list of neo-con talking points; We must stay in Iraq to protect Amurka, if we leave Iraq things will get worse, The Surge is working, 9/11, War on Terra, aren't our troops the most wonderful, professional, dedicated and capable troops ever?

And when he finished reading, he turned and walked straight out of the room like a man with intestinal problems who knows the restroom is a long way down the hall. For the first time ever, I was disappointed when this preznit stopped talking. I wanted him to stick around and answer a few questions. I'm working on a new theory on the psychology of dubya and I need to observe him under pressure to put the final touches on it, but it boils down to this. You know how when dubya is fumbling and stumbling through one of his rare press conferences and someone will ask him a question that catches him by surprise? How he'll take one of those uncomfortably long pauses, his face will redden and he'll look lost for a few seconds and then give that little whimper/giggle thing he does and continue on script, usually not really answering the question that was asked? I think that long pause is when jeebus is talking to him.