Best Post-9/11 Hypocrisy:

Have you noticed that Republicans have spent the last three years
pissing in their pants whenever a Democrat brings up September 11?

"Stop politicizing a national tragedy!" they wail.

Consequently, the GOP has done everything in its power to stop people
talking about 9/11, from flat-out trying to prevent an inquiry from
taking place, to objecting and stalling and finally relenting, to
appointing members to the 9/11 commission who had clear conflicts of
interest (also see Idiots 95) to refusing to extend the unfinished
investigation's deadline.

And what's the reason for all this obstructionism?

"Waaah! Stop politicizing a national tragedy!" they cry.

How ironic, then, that the White House is planning an "NYC
extravaganza" for their convention in September, according to
TheHill.com.

"According to sources privy to convention planners' discussions, the
2004 GOP conclave at New York's Madison Square Garden will be unlike
any previous quadrennial gathering of either party. In fact, not all
of the main events will be held at the Garden, sources involved in
planning the Aug. 31-Sept. 2 convention said. 'The entire format and
actual physical setup could be radically different,' one GOP insider
commented. 'They might not even have a podium, or maybe a rotating
podium or even a stage that comes up from underground. It would be
like a theater in the round, with off-site events that are part of the
convention... Or, and this is a real possibility, we could see
President Bush giving his acceptance speech at Ground Zero... It's
clearly a venue they're considering.'"

Oh, I'm sorry, did I say "ironic?"

I meant "fucking disgraceful."


From The Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/

Harry