The (?) Yawn Heard "Round The World AND Iraq PM Tells US TO GET OUT!

The (?) Yawn Heard 'Round The World...

Yesterday (Thursday, July 12 ,2007) in a White House Press Room Briefing more notable for its style than its enthusiasm, a rather battle-weary looking George W. Bush took to the new and improved podium. In the renovated White House Press Room, the talk was not new and improved. A weary sounding George W. Bush haltingly describe our need to persist in this awful war in Iraq. The lassitude in his voice and demeanor was overwhelming.

It was notable in broadcasts on MSNBC and the BBC World News and others for its utter lack of spark and enthusiasm - the new and revised backdrop provided no inspiration. George W. was turning into Bored George. Everybody looked uncomfortable (except the beloved and venerable Helen Thomas) and were shuffling their feet. Including, perhaps, God (apologies to the Crash Test Dummies).

It was also notable for its weak defense against a largely Democratic Congress vote to pull out the troops in April 2008. Bored George said he would veto that. And then the other shoe dropped, two Republican Senators (Warner and Lugar) have now crafted an anti-war bill (see: New GOP bill challenges Bush Iraq policy).

In commentary that was gloriously, obliviously ironic, Bored George mentioned how we citizens are weary of the war and that we are weary of hearing about it. He apparently had no idea how right he was. (Not to mention his declining poll numbers, going through the basement)? Is this how the war is going to end - on a goose-down pillow of apathy? Are we just going to shrug our collective shoulders and say, "Shoulda? Coulda?
Woulda?" and shuffle away like some Emmet Kelly-like clown mopping up the blood, the rubble and the shattered lives of this now-hideously disastrous and unpopular war?

Updated: Saturday, July 14, 2007

New word developed from yesterday's post (above): Borged: (1) Presidential lassitude concerning outdated policies, and (2) speaking in bored tones or suggestive demeanor towards presidential policies, failure of same, and (3) acknowledging public weariness for same. See this entry also in our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.

And, the word has come down from Iraq's Prime Minister (Nouri Al-Maliki) that its OK, we can get out now AND IRAQ CAN NOW HANDLE ITS OWN SECURITY. Did anybody hear him? Just get out! GET OUT!