Cohen: "This country has a bunch of fools for leaders"

[GOPFighter]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/13/AR2006031301484.html

Richard Cohen writes:

"...I was reading in the newspaper that Republicans were "distressed by the White House's performance since President Bush's reelection."

"Republicans were not "distressed," mind you, by the war in Iraq, which turns out to have been waged for no good reason. Republicans were not distressed by the massive intelligence failure that preceded the war. Republicans were not distressed, either, by the intelligence failure that produced the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, more than seven months after our MBA president took over as CEO of the federal government."
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"Republicans are not distressed by a war that is costing many billions of dollars more than estimated. They are not distressed by what that has done to the federal budget, the deficit and the debt, and how we as a nation are in hock to China and Japan, not to mention the odd billionaire in Dubai. They are not distressed by General Motors and Ford sinking into a witch's brew of ineptitude, greed, pension obligations and high costs. This is distressing, but mostly if you happen to be an autoworker. Most of them are not Republicans anyway...Republicans are not distressed by the deaths of more than 2,300 Americans in Iraq, many of whom ( most of whom) lost their lives needlessly fighting a war that should have been over long ago..."
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"No. Republicans are distressed because Bush suddenly has made their lives a tad more difficult."

Cohen goes on to take a cheap shot at the Democrats, lest anyone accuse him of being partisan, but he uses this bipartisan criticism to conclude that "This country has a bunch of fools for leaders." and everyone should be distressed about that.

I agree, the Republicans are immoral power hungry assholes and most Democrats are too afraid of offending their big money donors to speak out. We DO have a bunch of fools for leaders.

[MadMaddie]

1. Really sad isn't it?

[Daphne08]

2. For an oldie like me who's seen a lot, it's total insanity. n/t

[NWHarkness]

3. Excuse me, Mr. Cohen

But you were not distressed by any of those things when Bush was riding high, either.

[GOPFighter]

5. No one in the MSM was distressed

A lot of reporters and politicians claim they were mislead. They claim they never expected a President to lie so blatently about something so serious as war. Cohen has been pretty vehement in his anger towards the President and the war so maybe he does feel betrayed. His biggest problem is that he is afraid of being identified as a liberal or partisan.

[RamboLiberal]

9. Yep - as memory serves me - Cohen was one of the leading

stenographers and cheerleaders for this war. FU Cohen!

Only a few like Krugman, Herbert, Ivins, etc. retained their integrity!

[Cassandra]

4. This country has a bunch of fools for Op-Ed columnists.

Of which Cohen is one of the prize fools. Very few columnists, Krugman, Herbert and a few others, are capable of rational thought.

[blm]

7. Krugman was one of the few to dare say it was the PRESS'S FAULT for

building Bush up into a heroic figure from 9-11 through to Katrina.

Most press takes the easy route and puts all the blames on the same Dems they attacked for years using Rove's talking points.

[Va Lefty]

6. Drop the last two words...

This country has a bunch of fools. People who are too ignorant or self-absorbed to care what is being done in their name. If you give a 5 year old a loaded pistol and he runs down the street shooting people, who is responsible? The 5 year old or who ever gave him the gun. The "people" who put these assholes in power are responsible for their actions!

[donkeyotay]

8. I agree. It's way past time to blame the American people for what

they've allowed this country to do. Millions thought everything bush did was just great and millions are still protecting and apologizing for this government. The American people are a pretty sad ad for freedom. A republic, if you can keep it, indeed.

[GOPFighter]

10. Hmm, you're likening Bush to a 5 year old with a gun?

Works for me!