PLEASE DON’T OFFEND MS. MUSHROOM CLOUD

Let us not insult the Bush regime’s nominee for Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice by impugning
her integrity or credibility, as she claimed Sen. Barbara Boxer did in yesterday’s Senate
confirmation hearing. After all, pointing out her contradictory
statements disturbs the nominee. It offends her dignity. And, gosh, Ms. Mushroom Cloud
herself says she respects the truth. (Shame on you, Sen. Joe Biden, for telling her she
was full of “malarkey” when she maintained that 120,000 Iraqi troops have
been trained.) Nor should Americans or anyone else be offended by Ms. Mushroom Cloud’s
insensitive characterization of the tsunami catastrophe as “a wonderful opportunity” for the
regime to promote its diplomatic goals. And most certainly, she should not be held
accountable for helping to sell the war in Iraq from “a marketing perspective” (White House Chief of Staff
Andrew Card’s term). “New products” are sold that way, so why not a war? Coincidentally, a new
Los Angles Times poll out this morning finds that “Support for War in Iraq Hits
New Low” among Americans. Not that it makes much
difference. A majority still supports keeping U.S. troops there.

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