Early fishing yields some interesting results. Had not seen this before. Worth the price of a ticket to Davos. Betting Snake-Handler Johnny is not the next Paul O'neil or John D'Iulio, but this is interesting:
US Attorney General, John Ashcroft, delivered an address to the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland last week that included what was ostensibly a call to arms against international corruption, however the text could have been perceived as a scathing assault on the Bush administration cronies and in particular Dick Cheney’s former employer Halliburton.
Ashcroft warned that “when governments play favorites - when they award contracts and make decisions based on corruption that favors the connected, rather than competition that favors the citizenry - freedom is stymied.
Interesting read, I wonder what possesed Jesus' General to get all froggy at the Conference? Maybe he wants Cheney's job (are the rumours true), and he's letting the 1600 Crew know he knows where the skeletons are buried? Ummm, Mr. Cheney how did CheneyBurton know about the start date of the war before it was announced?
Well, the Snake-Handler has a long way to go to earn my respect and admiration trampler of the Constitution that he is, but it's an interesting note to see one of the 1600 Crew minions actually say what we are thinking.
posted by Jo Fish on 01.31.04 at 08:20 AM
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Myself, I put it all down to the classic, and very familiar by now, Fascist projection theme where they paint others as evil for doing exactly what they're doing.
posted by: Lurch on 01.31.04 at 08:32 AM [permalink]
Ashcroft is just dead to irony. The essentially unlimited police powers offered by the Patriot Act and the out-front cronyism of the Bush administration are good because Bush and Ashcroft are good. The same powers are bad in Putin's hands because he is not Bush or Ashcroft.
I mean we are talking the Crisco Kid here. Anointing yourself with holy oil upon assuming the offices of governer and senator is one thing, substituting Crisco for holy oil another, letting the whole thing go public shows an amazing lack of self-reflection. "I am not a raving lunatic, I just have a perfectly rational fear of calico cats". Well okay then, I'll just step back.
posted by: Bruce Webb on 01.31.04 at 12:44 PM [permalink]
