Why We Know Iraq Is Lying

The New York Times ^ | 012303 | CONDOLEEZZA RICE

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

Maybe we should send Joe Biden

My Dad was just telling me this story. What the heck was Biden thinking? What a loser.

[dano1]

Condi BTT

[LdSentinal]

That's "Bob" from Twin Peaks. He possessed Laura Palmer's father and killed Laura Palmer.

[GailA]

Condi bump

[section9]

Except for the above quote, which makes Rice sound like a school marm intent on expelling a student for academic cheating, this is a very strong and compelling argument. It's too bad it will only be read by a very small percentage of Americans.

I think Condi's intent was to show how amateurish and small beer the Iraqi regime's attempt at lying actually was.

This is a damn good piece, and reduces the argument to its essential core: Saddam is lying, he will never disarm, and here is why.

A good preview of the SOU Speech. Coupled with Powell's comments, this kind of thing tells me that certain decisions have already been made.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[GraniteStateConservative]

If the economy doesn't improve, Rove could very well do what he did masterfully last year-- divert attention away from it (with the obstruction of creating a Homeland Security Department last year and with picking Rice in 2004). Otherwise, Bush's re-election would be very dicey.

Making the race a partial referendum on America's desire to have Condi be a heartbeat away from being Leader of the Free World would be a brilliant tactical move because we'd win that referendum in a landslide.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Chris,
There's hardly a better spokesperson for the Administration than Condi.

I was so mad that the Raiders won Sunday night (a former Razorback named Carlos Hall plays DE for the Titans) that I forgot to tape the replay of MTP. Condi's response to this talk is a smart one-- act flattered, be gracious, and say you fully support Dick Cheney. Clearly, we all know (confirmed, at least now) that she knows that she has a following-- as if she were dumb enough to not know it already. I bet she's seen polling on it-- even if it was a private poll paid for by her friend Oprah Winfrey, and not just the private RNC poll we know about.

One thing is certain and that is that Bush is terrified of losing in 2004. It scares the sh!t out of him and every pundit knows it. The thought of repeating history like that is something he can't tolerate. He wants to vindicate his Dad and vindicate his family's name. It's a horrible burden but we all know it's on his shoulders. We also know that choosing Condi is his ace in the hole. He can pull that card and beat any hand at the table. Nothing could change the dynamics of the race like that would.

[UnChained]

Yep, I like it when a RINO, right here on the Forum, chooses to express their true person for all to see.

A RINO?

Not Hardly.

Don't underestimate the power of the media and the rest of the liberal establishment to find a way to torpedo Bush's re-election bid. Think of the huge approval ratings for Bush the elder before the lies about job layoffs and the "worst economy in a decade". Clinton was anointed by the liberal establishment to be president and the press acted as a vast PR machine for Clinton from the get go. Do you remember seeing what happened in the last few months before that election?

There is an ongoing effort to discredit everything that our president does and stands for. There are enough clueless people who are buying into it all that it is affecting his numbers. That in turn fuels reports saying that:

"The American People increasingly disapprove of the actions of the president."

If a lie is repeated enough people will believe it.

I am a staunch conservative. I always vote straight ticket Republican. I also admit the the nickname "the stupid party" for the GOP is well earned. For instance what did Bob Dole's candidacy do except help insure the re-election of Clinton?

You don't think Bush is vulnerable to a last minute campaign of lies? Never underestimate the enemy. They could call Bush a pedophile and get away with it. Except to most of them, that would be a virtuous title.

Your list didn't mention the biggest opposing threat... HRC

The Republican party will have to behave more shrewdly than it has in the past or we are going to see Jezebel and Ahab back in the Whitehouse '05 or '09.

[rwfromkansas]

I love Dr. Rice, but she is not pro-life. I would love to have her as VP and would feel like waving a pom pom to encourage her, but I want a pro-lifer in the actual seat of the President's desk.

[UnChained]

I love Dr. Rice, but she is not pro-life. I would love to have her as VP and would feel like waving a pom pom to encourage her, but I want a pro-lifer in the actual seat of the President's desk.

My first choice in the last few elections was Alan Keyes.

Keyes as VP would have given the win to either Bush the elder or Bob Dole. That's more of the reason that I don't of the GOP as the stupid party. They should have beat Clinton and flat blew it IMHO. I saw it coming and the GOP leadership didn't. I'm not that smart so they must have been dumb. I hope that cleverer folk are there now.

I didn't know Rice was pro-death. Perhaps she can be turned...to the light side.

[rwfromkansas]

She is not a rabid pro-choicer, but she is nonetheless.

[okie01]

"One thing is certain and that is that Bush is terrified of losing in 2004. It scares the sh!t out of him and every pundit knows it. The thought of repeating history like that is something he can't tolerate. He wants to vindicate his Dad and vindicate his family's name."

Respectfully disagree -- on two points.

At this juncture, I don't believe there is any reason to think Bush might be "terrified" of losing in 2004. Nor would this motivation guide any of his actions.

But there is reason for us to fear his losing in 2004. And it has nothing to do with the Bush family honor. Instead, it would mean that, at this critical and dangerous time, the country's fate would be in the hands of a Democrat.

That nightmarish vision alone should be enough for all of us to re-quadruple our efforts toward Bush's re-election.