Wait a Minute

Governor Bush says he’s chomping at the bit. Can’t wait to get back in the fray. Hates the fact that Democrats have stolen all the election-year thunder. Doesn’t feel like he gets his side across.

From the New York Times:

“The president’s very eager to go out and talk about his policies, the actions he’s taken and why it’s making the nation more secure,” said Dan Bartlett, the White House communications director.

“He’s been chomping at the bit for a while to get into the fray,” said Charlie Black, a veteran Republican strategist who has close ties to the White House.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but can’t Bush give a televised primetime speech to the nation pretty much anytime he wants? Previous presidents, especially Nixon, used to interrupt my favorite sit-coms so often it got downright depressing.

If Bush wants to talk to us, what the hell’s stopping him? The notion that the big bad media is ignoring him while they chase Kerry, Dean et al. is fucking absurd. Almost as absurd as the idea that the CIA is responsible for an intelligence failure on Iraq.

Friday’s Paul Krugman column, which detailed the guvmint’s Orwellian practice of historical revisionism, was priceless.