Burnt Orange Report

J'accuse!

By Jim Dallas

Is it just me, or did Yglesias just suggest that President Bush is some kind of stereotypical Ivory-Tower intellectual?

The president we've got, though, doesn't see it that way. He won't win the war on terrorism or even make it less likely that terrorists will kill you. He'll just make terrorism less acceptable, winning the war in the Platonic realm of Forms while losing it here on earth.

It's a strange attitude, but it explains a lot.

I've often suspected the man must be getting lessons from Dr. Pangloss! Imagine:

BUSH: But what if I am not re-elected?

PANGLOSS: Then everyone will be killed by terrorists. But this is the best outcome in the best of all possible worlds, so it must be for the best!

BUSH: Obviously!