Neanderpundit

What is WRONG with you people? Get your butts out and make it known that you want this man syndicated! NOW! I want to have a REASON to buy a NEWSPAPER again.

Frankly, Chris over at Day By Day may be one of our best hopes for conservatism. Even neanderthal like me read the comics, if 2% of Chicago Tribune readers read Chris’ strip, and even one of those strips struck a chord, someday Illinois might stop being a People’s Republic!!

Okay, I’m dreaming. But a guy’s gotta dream, right? Go and do. Phone, writre, mail, fax, just get this guy some recognition!

Everybody is blogging about the president’s speech. His tie, his hair. His ill-use of the language.
I didn’t watch it all, I prefer the written to the spoken word, I read the transcripts later. I watched enough. What I saw, was something maybe other people didn’t see, and I wonder if I’m alone.

The presidency wears on people; Look at the inaugural pics and the retirement pictures of past presidents and you’ll see what I mean. Dubya is no different- he walks a bit more slowly, he has a few more lines in his face, he maybe even stoops- the weight on his shoulders must be more than any of us can possibly imagine. No, that’s not what i saw.
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Over at Baldilocks, there are a couple of great posts here and here which make the point that Dubya should have done something ahead of time, but only if he didn’t. Oh, hell, if it’s confusing, go read.

I couldnt say it as clearly as does Juliette. Nor with as measured sarcasm, she nails it.
No, all I can say with any certainty is that before this whole mess is straightened out, a lot of people are going to have to die.
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