Are you old enough to remember the promise made by Senator Pat Roberts (former chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee) to complete Phase II of the Senate inquiry into pre-Iraq invasion and occupation? That was five years ago. For five long years, Pinocchio Flight Jacket's (aka George W. Bush's) obedient sitter wagged his tail, dangled his tongue and did his favorite trick. He sat.
Now at last the report under Senator Jay Rockefeller's chairmanship has been officially submitted. While it is certainly less than flattering for the Bush administration -- thanks in large part to the, uh, leadership of Poodle Pat Roberts -- the five year delay provided ample time for covert CYA, short for cover your asses. Poodle Pat and his master surely sighed, "Thank you, Jesus and our busy Department of Defense PR staff."
But they're still nervous. Day after day the same drone from Pinocchio Flight Jacket's camp: "Well, everybody thought, uh... everybody had the same, uh, intelligence. It was the dadgummed intelligence was wrong, don'cha know. Lies? No, no, no. Uh, bad intelligence."
It is important, nay, crucial, for Americans to respond to administration propaganda with these stubborn reminders...