Blowing Smoke Up his Own Ass

A couple years on, it's clear that the George W. Bush era was all about blowing smoke. It was all about a reformed alcoholic, a bible-thumper, a mentally-challenged underachiever blowing smoke up his own ass. And the guy was so clueless, he really couldn't tell his ass from a hole in the ground.

America elected the guy, (twice!) which says something profound about all of us too.

And as Krugman points out, in his post Shadow of the Torturers, the Bush, pro-torture crowd was a bunch of little creeps puffing themselves up and pretending to be big tough guys willing to do the dirty work. So laughable and sad. They demeaned themselves, the people they tortured, and all of us too.

So glad that era is over. Hopefully...