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Friday, December 07, 2007
Cliff's Corner

· 12/07/2007 09:54:00 PM ET · Link 
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The Week That Was 12/07/07

Another week. More preposterousness to report.

Iran...blah blah blah...World War III...blah blah blah...I choke on pretzels...blah blah blah...Haven't we heard all of this before? I mean, seriously, did some jack-wad, hump-brained pundits really need to have actual evidence President Bush was lying about Iran to know he was--how do you say it--lying about Iran!

This is the guy who inspired the warning label "don't operate heavy nations while intoxicated." If a tree fell in the woods, and nobody heard it, he'd use it as an excuse to log the entire forest for some peace and quiet.

So who cares what he knew and when he knew it. Don't let him use ignorance as his defense. He lied. He was always going to lie. He either planned to lie or was too stupid not to lie and either way, it doesn't change what this man stands for one bit. He has already shown he'll play chicken with soldiers' lives to win at politics, so really what won't he do to get his way?

Bomb the hell out people and foment civil war based upon a lie? Done that. Nuke 'em? He's publicly comtemplated that. Soon, the only weapon left he may possess will be threatening to make other nations watch his mother disrobe after a trip to the all-you-can-eat buffet at Dennys, by using those A Clockwork Orange eye clamps.

You may not know whether waterboarding is torture barely-installed AG Mukasey, but we can all agree that the Naked Barb scenario would most certainly violate the Geneva Conventions.

Regardless, the people of Iran came out in the streets to support the United States after 9/11. None other than Senator Chuck Hagel pointed that out the other day. It is very simple. If Congress needs to come out right now and say that unless it is in direct defense of the nation, if he attacks without their overt authorization impeachment proceedings will begin immediately. It will be high time (and no, I'm not talking about your personal life up until the age of 40, Georgie).

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Now to calm the mood, I bring you a nice film, put together by the fine folks at Brave New Films, who kindly employ me. It is on the obscene levels of wealth that inhabit the top of the income ladder right now. And it's funny. Do watch if you can.

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