Don't Be An Asshole
As good a reason as any. From Kevin Drum yesterday:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/
MEDAL OF FREEDOM....Both liberals and conservatives seem incensed that President Bush is presenting former CIA chief George "Slam Dunk" Tenet with a Presidential Medal of Freedom today. Why would Bush do such a thing?
The answer is obvious, isn't it? To keep him quiet. He's really a guy you'd rather have inside the tent than outside.
And from Atrios:
Bernard Kerik is one scandal away from winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Medals of Shame. --Jon Stewart
With the current reshuffling, realignment, and exodus of and from President Bush's Cabinet, I would like to take this opportunity to ask everyone to call your congressman and senators and demand the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld as Sec. of Defense. As a retired military person I feel I have a duty and obligation to our current troops to weigh in on this subject.
His refusal to accept responsibility for the poor planning (not working with and ignoring the recommendations of the State Dept. to coordinate a framework of government for post-war Iraq, not using sufficient force to overcome the enemy) poor prosecution of the war (ignoring sound military advice on troop levels, not properly securing supply lines, relying on Iranian double agent Ahmed Chalabi for flawed intelligence) and his complicity in criminal and immoral activity (the Abu Grahib prisoner scandal, not properly equipping the troops for the tasks at hand, court-martialing commanders and subordinates for providing ad
That's Paul "We dominate the scene and we will continue to impose our will on this country." Bremer to you pal.
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