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October 20, 2004

Presidential bubbles

From CNN today:

The founder of the U.S. Christian Coalition [Pat Robertson] said Tuesday he told President George W. Bush before the invasion of Iraq that he should prepare Americans for the likelihood of casualties, but the president told him, "We're not going to have any casualties."

I hope Kerry goes big with this, along with Bush's statement that he's not too concerned about Bin Laden. Daddy Bush may not have known how much a quart of milk costs, but sonny-boy's fiction-based presidency is getting us killed.

Posted by D. Weinberger at October 20, 2004 12:05 PM

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What he may mean, given the messenger and his recipient, is that we will suffer no casualties because those who fall doing the will of the Almighty (i.e. spreading freedom to brown people who deserve a shot at ruling themselves after they pay big kickbacks to large American corporations and surrender their natural resources) in this holy war be granted eternal life.

See David? They don't die.

Axis of Evil ---> Hell
Nucleus of Good ---> Heaven

You must have missed evangelical christian sunday school last week.

Posted by: jeneane | October 20, 2004 02:14 PM

Aha! Thanks, Jeneane.

Now can you explain the religious math behind his deficit spending? TIA!

Posted by: David Weinberger | October 20, 2004 04:29 PM

I would be happy to:

Deficits don't matter when you're expecting the return of your Lord any day.

You can't take it with you, so you might as well spend it.

The post-Rapture deficit doesn't count. God sets it all back to zero.

This is neoconomics. I am trademarking it. Any other mysteries you'd like me to solve?


Posted by: Jeneane | October 20, 2004 09:43 PM

It kinda makes you wonder what John Kerry and Louis Farrakhan talk about over lunch, doesn't it?

Posted by: Brad Hutchings | October 20, 2004 10:22 PM

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