over the cliff, onto the rocks.: Egg ... Chicken ... Chicken ... Egg

Sunday, July 08, 2007

Egg ... Chicken ... Chicken ... Egg

I was just reading my favorite columnist over at my favorite subversive blog, Krugman, expressing contempt of Bush's "taking care of" Libby, when I noticed a couple of things.

First off, Krugman refers to the Where Are They Now? wrap-up that Think Progress has done on the architects of the invasion of Iraq. The link he provides is to Think Progress' front page, rather than to the article in question. I did a little detective work and found it for you: THE ARCHITECTS OF WAR: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Secondly, I couldn't help noticing something else, as I skimmed down the list of those architects. A question: does being ugly make you a warmonger, or does being a warmonger make you ugly?

8 comments:

Steve Bates said...: "The Defense Department’s Inspector General found that Feith’s secretive groups at the Pentagon 'developed, produced, and then disseminated' deceptive intelligence that contradicted 'the consensus of the Intelligence Community.'" - Think Progress

I believe that is known as "justification by Feith alone."

Regarding your question, perhaps a study should be undertaken. It may be that our shared perception of the looks of these warmongers is not universal; indeed, I believe I've read that the very senior crowd thinks Rumsfeld is a "hottie" (per the article I read; I would never have chosen that word myself).; Sunday, July 08, 2007 7:11:00 PM
hipparchia said...: a feith-based initiative?

and rumsfeld may look better than that irl, but in the photo he's basically only got slits where his eyes ought to be.; Sunday, July 08, 2007 8:00:00 PM
Archaeopteryx said...: I'm sure you saw Frank Rich's column about Libby. It wasn't as much about taking care of Libby as taking care of Bush.; Sunday, July 08, 2007 8:18:00 PM
hipparchia said...: if you mean his "profile in cowardice" column, yes.

the problem with being a thug in charge of other thugs is that either you have to take care of them or you have to take care of them [buy them off or whack them].

i'm betting it it's more cheney and less bush who can be taken down by libby. it's just that the vice president isn't the one with the [direct] power for pardom/commutation, so bush had to do it.; Sunday, July 08, 2007 9:21:00 PM
Keifus said...: The second thing, I think. We carry a lot of associations. There's a segment of the population (some twenty-somehting percent these days, I think) that probably thinks being a warmonger makes him look hot.

K

zxras: sleeping late.; Monday, July 09, 2007 6:01:00 AM
hipparchia said...: [sleeping late! good for you!]

you're probably right on the hotness, keifus. power is supposed to be quite the aphrodisiac.; Monday, July 09, 2007 5:10:00 PM
daveto said...: you did(!) find it .. i was too lazy (hey, pullin too many midnight shifts) .. thanks; Monday, July 09, 2007 6:34:00 PM
hipparchia said...: de nada.

though i'm a bit sorry, to tell you the truth. that picture of rumsfeld kept me awake last night.; Monday, July 09, 2007 7:20:00 PM