Nobody Asked

This week we've been treated to some real dandies from the very Serious and Mainstream Republican Party. First there was hipster doofus Sarah Palin writing in an op-ed for the very liberal and unserious WaPo that President Obama's cap and trade bill would destroy our country. Never mind the fact that Palin supported capping carbon emissions while running for vice president. That was a very long time ago (6 months) and we can't possibly hold her accountable for something that happened in ancient history.

Today we have genius boy Karl Rove telling us that President Obama has failed and he is lowering expectations to deceive the public about his economic policies. Having served as senior political advisor to President Bush, Rove knows a thing or two about failed presidencies and moving goalposts to lower expectations. We are still fighting a war in Iraq more than 6 years after being told by the Bush administration that it would be over in a matter of weeks. Lest we forget it was the Bush administration that created the financial disaster President Obama inherited-- largely caused by the GOP's thirst for endless war and disastrous budgets. Again, ancient history so my bad.

You can't fix 8 years of Republican George Bush rule in 6 months. It's not possible. But giving the people responsible for the last 8 years a voice to criticize our current president is so important to the media now that they can't figure out whose voice to print first. Imagine if criticism of Bush and Republicans was allowed during the run up to the invasion of Iraq or even in the half-decade since how much better shape our country would be in.