Well, I guess Barack Obama has made a liar out of Robert E. Lee. We’re very fond of war in this country now. Presidents love it, because it lets them do whatever they damn please and let posterity pay the bills. The press loves it, because it’s exciting. It’s fun watching shit get blown up, a lot more fun than sitting through some goddamn budget hearing listening to people talk about making tough choices. Who wants to make tough choices when you can watch shit get blown up? Not Barack Obama.
Afterwords
I am not such a big fan of Marse Robert, who when he invaded the North had his soldiers capture black Americans and send them to the South where they were enslaved. But I wish Barack “end a war, start another” Obama would take a look in the mirror. The invasion of Iraq was started with reasonably good intentions—good intentions, massive deceit, and invincible ignorance—and look what happened. Once a war is started, it becomes politically impossible to lose. Obama has already told his share of whoppers on this one, and it’s barely gotten started. Obama is well on his way to being John Yoo’s favorite president. Is that a good idea?
