The $500 ice cream cone.

[BlueEyedSon]

I just watched Lieberman, now watching Scott McLellan.

They are just hammering to death the meme "the world is a better place with Saddam Hussein captured."

I keep repeating to myself the phrase "$500 ice cream cone."

[denverbill]

1. I musta missed something. $500 ice cream cone? n/t

[prolesunited]

2. Huh?

:shrug:

[BlueEyedSon]

3. Someone here (I think)

Refered to Saddam (or more specifically his capture) as a $500 ice cream cone.

Who doesn't like ice cream? Yummy. Wouldn't you like to have some? Sure! Everyone agrees ice cream cones are great.

What if i offered you one that cost $500?

That's Saddam.

On edit: This is a critical couter-meme. Yes Saddam was dangerous. A little (Bill Maher called him the "Mayor of Baghdad"). But did the minor threat he posed warrant $200 billion and the better part of the most powerful, technological army on earth bringing him down?

I want "$500 ice cream cone" to be on the lips of every media pundit and Dean supporter. Ice cream is good but not THAT good! It's just not worth it.

[DakotaDemocrat]

4. Thanks for the 'splanation

I thought you were talking about Halliburton and their food (cough, trough) line for our troops there for a second.

[prolesunited]

5. Very good analogy for the situation

I'll have to remember that.

[July]

8. I'm pretty sure gulliver gets the credit

I think he (she?) was the first to use it here. Great way to make the point quickly, isn't it?

[BlueEyedSon]

6. kick

[billyf65]

7. n/t