Friday, October 21, 2005

Don't Bother Us With Facts

I was reading Jane Well's column abour Darfur when a thought hit me. John Bolton's refusal to allow the Security Council to hear the Mendez report on Darfur is a perfect reflection of the entire Bush administration in microcosm.

Bolton's explanation for refusing was that it was time for action. How perfect! Don't bother us with facts, we have to act. Facts would just get in the way of our preconceptions and muddy the waters and mislead the peasants....er electorate. This sums up the way the way this (mis)Administration has approached EVERY issue on it's plate, from the election flap in 2000 to WMD to the running of the war and no-bid contracts to SCOTUS nominees to Kat-Rita relief. 'We know the truth, we don't need facts and information and all that girly-man stuff.'

Thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, have died in Darfur, and as many more are at risk. Yet, John Bolton knows without being informed what to do about it. Trust him! Shrub does!

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