He’s in the Bunker Now

[lsanderson]

Op-Ed Columnist
He’s in the Bunker Now
By FRANK RICH

PRESIDENT BUSH always had one asset he could fall back on: the self-confidence of a born salesman. Like Harold Hill in “The Music Man,” he knew how to roll out a new product, however deceptive or useless, with conviction and stagecraft. What the world saw on Wednesday night was a defeated Willy Loman who looked as broken as his war. His flop sweat was palpable even if you turned down the sound to deflect despair-inducing phrases like “Prime Minister Maliki has pledged ...” and “Secretary Rice will leave for the region. ...” More (If you have Times Select)

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[mplsvala.livejournal.com]

Flop sweat, huh? The vibe was qualitatively different. Last night's SNL opened with a Special message from Bush which he opened by saying that he'd been told that the reaction to his speech was primarily positive, although not without critics. He reported being convinced by those who argued that the 21,500 was "doubling down on a losing hand" and he now intended to go all in. He'll be sending everyone in uniform, raising the troop total to 75 million, with the food contracts going to Halliburton.