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While Russia overreacts to a Georgian adventure that was, to say the least, ill-advised, you think the Secretary of State could consider -- you know -- going to work, or at least appear to be engaged. After all she's not a job applicant, she's actually supposed to be doing it.
But then again, this is Condi Rice:
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has also been noticeably absent on the diplomatic scene, having failed to interrupt her holidays to fly to Tbilisi in support of the Georgian government.
It's good that Condi continues to work hard at vacationing, like during Katrina:
After catching a Wednesday night performance of Spamalot (where she was booed when the lights came up), the Secretary of Insensitivity went shopping at Ferragamo on Fifth Avenue. While browsing thousands of dollars in new shoes (replacement dominatrix boots?), a horrified fellow shopper shouted, “How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are dying and homeless!” For being so forward, Condi rewarded her by having her security toss the shopper from the store — and then decided to cut her stay short to, uh, do her job.
But with Rice and vacation, what's the worst that can happen?
Vice President Dick Cheney called Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to express U.S. solidarity in the conflict with Russia and told him "Russian aggression must not go unanswered"
Oh.
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While Russia overreacts to a Georgian adventure that was, to say the least, ill-advised,
Ill- advised I thought the Russians were winning its ill advised for us perhaps that they are winning.
Ferragamo
Isn’t that John McCain’s happy feet shoe? Just how small are McCain’s feet?
Vice President Dick Cheney called Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to express U.S. solidarity in the conflict with Russia and told him “Russian aggression must not go unanswered”
Bush is out of the country. Condi is on vacation and we got the most take charge VP in history running things the most Evil take charge VP running things.
Just what does Darth have planned to meet Russian aggression Nukes?
Or is Darth finally going to have to back down?
Nobody wins at war do the numbers…the cost in logistics. material, lost good will and blood for all participants cannot be recovered.
War is the admission of failure: to plan and negotiate.
We don’t need another fucking was on this plane. Cheney needs to get his bigfoot out of his mouth as does Bush, Saber rattling to a major nuclear power is the war that could be used to call nartial law here and cancel elections.
Where are the wimpy assed dems on this one? Wgere is Obama’s leadership.
We can’t handle the wars we are in now. Russia has a million person army!
Bush is in Washington DC.
“How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are dying and homeless!” For being so forward, Condi rewarded her by having her security toss the shopper from the store —
Where does it say that Condi can get people tossed out of a store FOR TELLING THE TRUTH!
Did America become a Monarchy while I wasn’t looking. How did Condi the Lazy, No accomplishments at all, always on Vacation when she is needed, rate becoming Nobility?
He got back from the Olympics?
When Condi faces the music, the Terra’ists win.
nite all
He ran out of grab ass opportunities.
Georgia attacked their breakaway republic Russia granted for its own purposes but after giving warning that it would do so defended them by taking over a lot of Georgia.
I agree that war is failure. But we were training the Georgians selling them weapons for our purposes an oil pipeline.
Now we are looking at a war we can’t afford and can’t win with all our troops in Iraq. Bush has us in Iraq while the real threats are taking advantage of our inabilty to stop them.
I expect everyone to start taking advantage soon.
Bush has to do something soon Georgia has a few days before the Russians take it all over.
But what cards can he play except Iran?
Nite NewTonusr:)
Angela Merkel went home?
The White House had warned Russia on Sunday that military escalation in the Georgia conflict could have a “significant, long-term impact” on relations between Washington and Moscow.
My bold Long term impact? Bush is a lame Duck and I’m betting Obama is not going to get involved in this mess unless Russia keeps on invading other countries when he is President.
In which case Obama would pull all our troops from Iraq.
His wife showed up?
Vlad with the Dreamy eyes was to busy invading Georgia to come to the Olympics?
Bill “deferment boy” Kristol:
Studly fellows, these neocons.
Wait I know why Condi isn’t doing anything about the invasion, Condi is a Token she is not really incharge.
Has Condi ever been give the freedom to really make a deal or do anything real with foreign policy? No! and why because Bush does not trust her.
Well to be honest Bush does not trust anyone nobody in the White House can shine because Bush gets sooo Jealous.
Do you Doubt Me? Go ahead name one accomplishment this White House has made, now name one accomplishment that anyone but Bush has taken credit for?
We have all assumed it was incompetence which is a serious component but we have all over looked insecurity.
Nobody has been allowed to shine! What are the odds that Nobody in 7 years has shined even if by accident?
Yep always willing for someone else to fight provided that somebody else is paying.
Think about how insecure you would be if you had failed at every business you tried with family money and your dad has to keep buying you out.
Until he buys you a baseball team but then the tax payers get stuck paying for the stadium.
Only the threat of your wife leaving you and taking the kids despite the million dollar trust fund gets you to stop drinking.
You invade countries and years later you are still fighting despite having the biggest baddest army in the world you still find a way to lose.
You give the best *cough* GOP minds on the economy carte blanche to run things and now it looks like you just might beat Herbert Hoover as worse President on the economy ever.
Tell me with a record like that who would not feel insecure?
Nope.
Putin and B.O.B. at the Olympics
B.O.B. == Body Opponent Bag, a martial arts training device.
Two-minute video demonstrating B.O.B. training.
Oh! Have I been bad!
My apologies to the mods.
Putin goes to the Olympics despite an invasion and Bush goes back to Washington DC thats not a good sign is it?
Its nice that you can hit the B.O.B with a stick still I would be happy to have a punching bag again.
1,731 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…
Citizen wigwam:
These folks are utterly unbelievable…they’ll fight any war right down to our last child…unbelievable!
KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, THERE IS NO CURE FOR FASCISM!!
Good morning, pups. It’s Bobo and Herbert today. Bobo typed a piece of crap called “Harmony and the Dream,” in which he sighs that China’s rise is an example of how the ideal of a harmonious collective may turn out to be as attractive as the ideal of the American Dream. What. A. Tool. Mr. Herbert’s column is titled “The Empty Promise,” and he tries to explain to the slower kids in the class (Republicans, mainly) that the contention that lifting restrictions on offshore oil drilling would somehow bring down the price of gasoline is bogus.
http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/
The coffee and tea are ready, and I’ve got lemon poppyseed muffins today. We may actually have our first day in, oh, forever where the temperature doesn’t hit 90°. Ahhhhhh…. Have a great day.
Attaturk, is it possible she’s the US Secretary of State of Confusion and maybe the actual Secretary of State position isn’t filled? Could be. She still acts like she has no idea what she’s doing, but that’s okay, her current title allows that. Spit.
Them boots ain’t made for talking, that isn’t what we do
one of these days these boots are goin’ to walk all over you
You keep lying, when you oughta be truthin’
and you keep losin’ when you oughta not bet.
You keep samin’ when you oughta be changin’.
Now what’s right is right, but you ain’t been right yet.
I will curse you the live long day for that, nomolos
All Executive positions are, in actuality, fully staffed by the OVP.
Earworm
It could be worse
some dark night, when you least expect it…
not helping, Dick.
So does this mean Cheney hasn’t filled the REAL Secretary of State position? Doesn’t appear like he has since Condi continues to roam the earth in search of highly expensive shoes while the planet burns. :-)
Condi probably got drowned in that there bathtub all the rest is to be drowned in, maybe it’s the bubble-bath.
About the false alarm yesterday, that is what the information will look like when the time comes, comprehensive, coherent, and oozing with motive (or lack of alternative narrative). The navy source cited later had all the capital ships (carriers) away from port (en-route) and presumably their attendant cruisers and destroyers in attendance. It was the list of missile armed ships that drew the attention, the predominate means to attack Iran would rely most heavily on that kind of asset. The sum of assets in the region will be the telling tale, there is little chance that such an aggregation is there for no apparent reason. Those landing/assault ships are definitely hard to explain other than invasion and holding costal assets (read oilfields, terminals, and stratigic assets (Hormuz). This information will not be found in the US media even after the fact.
The OVP is fully capable of performing all Executive function from an undisclosed location. The office holders are for show.
Uh huh. I see.
He scares me. Please make him go away.
The Guardian has an assessment on the Georgian situation that seems to have all in order, with the exception that Mikheil Saakashvili was educated and bought into the neo-con agenda, (explains the corruption and failure of Georgian government). The economic agenda is straight out of Chicago School/AEI/PNAC.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl.....a.russia10
At this moment, Bush if fulfilling Josh Bolton’s long-time dream and giving the latter the good spanking he could not give a beach volleyball player.
ooooooh! Chicago School/AEI/PNAC/Leo Strassian
Blue Texan above, swimming away
slight repair
leaving out damaging other innocent living things
Of course, you are right…but do you think he has noticed?
Condi’s absence from this war is astonishing considering her supposed expertise in Soviet/Russian affairs. I say astonishing because, despite all evidence to the contrary over the past eight years, I still believe she has some talent and worth in an area of her expertise. Perhaps I’m giving her credit where credit is not due and in fact she has nothing to offer.
Apparently Condi,like the French, takes the entire month of August off for vacation.
I must say Codi has been one disappointment after another. I was impressed back in 2000 when Bush chose her. I thought maybe there was a woman, a strong woman who could do some good in this administration.
She is a tool. I know that word is mostly reserved for men, but she is a tool.
She has blood on her hands from so many of Bush’s dalliances. She should never be allowed to hold public office. EVER. Not in any administration. Certainly not her own.
Rather than a 3am President, I’m really looking forward to one that works during August.