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You say it best when you say nothing at all
Newshoggers.com —
... See how it would work? That would put the focus of the American media back on Bush, who has refused to cut short his final vacation to help deal with the crisis. ...
all hell breaks loose in the middle east
skippy the bush kangaroo —
... on the situation by secretary of state condoleezza rice and national security adviser stephen hadley, he has opted not to interrupt his final vacation as president to make a public statement on the crisis. for someone who has enjoyed the most vacation days as sitting president — including days spent relaxing in comfort during hurricane katrina and in the lead-up to 9/11 — it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that bush prioritizes vacationing over crisis management. - think progress ...
You say it best when you say nothing at all
Crooks and Liars —
... See how it would work? That would put the focus of the American media back on Bush, who has refused to cut short his final vacation to help deal with the crisis. ...
Hamas Calls 'Reservists' to Foil Attack, Place Hundreds on Permanently Disabled List
JammieWearingFool —
... until the end, and they better be prepared to unleash a full fury on these terror monsters. No matter what Israel does, the "world community" will be "outraged" so it's better they be outraged over the quivering corpse of Hamas rather than dancing with glee over Israel retreating in any form while rockets continue to rain down on civilian Israelis. Meanwhile, the churlish douchebags at the George Soros-DNC "thinktank" ThinkProgress (motto: If We Think, It Would Be Progress) take a final opportunity to whine about George W. Bush not shortening a vacation due to the current ...
Everything You Feed Will Grow
The Mahablog —
... ago I heard a saying, “Everything you feed will grow.” I think that applies here. Israel needs to ask itself, What are we feeding? Hamas should ask itself the same thing, of course, but as Ezra says Hamas lives “off Palestinian hatred of Israel. Their currency is the oppression of their people. It is oxygen to their cause.” Put another way, Hamas lives because Israel is feeding it. Until Israel figures that out, Hamas will thrive.
In other news, President Bush is on vacation.
Checked out, eight years early
Firedoglake —
... it's foreign policy, particularly toward Israel, even though Obama is hardly some radical reformer in that area.
So what has Bush decided to do?
1. Cheer on a disproportionate response -- "Yay, make the rubble bounce!"
2. Stay on Vacation
This, of course, is the pattern.
-- Bombs from a car, boo!
-- ...
Still insisting we "watch this drive"
Rising Hegemon —
... President-Elect, it's foreign policy, particularly toward Israel, even though Obama is hardly some radical reformer in that area. So what has Bush decided to do? 1. Cheer on a disproportionate response -- "Yay, make the rubble bounce!" 2. Stay on Vacation This, of course, is the pattern. -- Bombs from a car, boo! ...
What qualifies as news on a slow news day?
The Reaction —
... ," at Memeorandum from the New York Times. Twenty-one different stories follow the site's same Middle East theme. This disturbing conflict broke out, hundreds are dead and our future and current presidents remain on vacation, "getting regular briefings" as they say. So far, President-elect Obama has deferred to President Bush, ...
Politics and Media Headlines 12/30/08
Corrente —
Bush Refuses To Interrupt His Final Vacation As Middle East Crisis Escalates (Think Progress)
In an effort to “prevent Palestinians from attacking towns in southern Israel with missiles,” Israel [Monday] undertook its third day of offensive military airstrikes in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, raising the death toll to more than 300… Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak called the situation “all out war.” While Bush has been briefed on the situation by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, he has opted not to interrupt ...
