WTF Is It Now?!?

Unease shadows Bush's optimism
Criminey, these headline writers are such pussies.

Chimp-in-Chief either outright lying or living in a fantasy world as Iraq continues descent into violent bloodbath.

''Freedom is on the march,'' he actually told a campaign rally yesterday, as three more Marines were killed, three people were taken hostage, and insurgents continued to bomb cars, police stations, markets, human beings.

A combination of escalating bloodshed, gloomy assessments and deteriorating security conditions in Iraq are challenging the Bush administration's upbeat view of the struggle to establish democracy in the beleaguered Middle East nation.

A growing sense of unease is visible among Republicans as well as Democrats in Congress as bombings and kidnappings continue to rise along with the death toll.

Campaigning Thursday, Bush acknowledged "ongoing acts of violence," but quickly returned to a positive message on Iraq: that US policies are succeeding and Iraq is on the verge of democracy and free elections.

Actually, more and more people are starting to admit that Iraq is heading toward a civil war, but hey, they're probably French.

John Kerry continued his attacks on the Smirking Liar, saying that Bush was trying to hide the truth from the American people.

"Two days ago, the president stood right where I'm standing and did not even acknowledge that more than 1,000 men and women have lost their lives in Iraq," he said. "He did not tell you that with each passing day, we're seeing more chaos, more violence, more indiscriminate killings."

Predictably, Dick 'dick' Cheney said he was "stunned by the audacity of that statement."

Ummmm... what part of that didn't you agree with, Dick? Which part of that comment is not true, you flaming asshole?? Gah.

The committee's moderate Republican chairman, Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, expressed exasperation at the administration's rosy prewar assessments that as soon as Hussein was deposed, a euphoric Iraqi population would embrace democracy. "The nonsense of that is apparent," he said. "The lack of planning is apparent."

Fun fact: US weapons inspectors have finally concluded that Iraq had no WMD.