Bush Insists on Iraq-Al Qaeda Links Despite Report

I posted this, Bush Insists on Iraq-Al Qaeda Links Despite Report to MetaFilter last night and it has, no surprise, elicited quite a reaction.

My post read as follows:
Not knowing when to give up and admit that he was wrong, Mr. Bush is digging in his heels and insisting, in spite of the 9/11 commision's findings to the contrary, that Saddam Hussein and Al-Queda are linked.

Said Mr. Bush, "The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and al Qaeda is because there was a relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda."

I guess that'll be good enough for just under half the population.

And yeah, I am damned proud of that last line. I was almost immediately personally attacked by a knob named scarabic who is tired of seeing political posts on MetaFilter, so he attacked me.

To which I responded with:
scarabic, hey, if you don't like to read any posts about Iraq then don't. Don't attack me for pointing out what a complete and utter moron George Bush is, oh wait, am I allowed to discuss Bush here still or have you, oh great and wondrous knower of all things MetaFilter, decreed that Bush is no longer discussable here either.

In other words, quit your whining and pass over stories that don't meet your FPP criteria. I'll continue to post stories and articles that I feel are relevant to the community. If that includes stories demonstrating how truly out of touch with reality Bush is, then I will post them.

Get over yourself and get off the thread if it upsets you so much.

On a side note, Reuters articles aren't valid? What? Explain how you can casually dismiss one of the world's largest and most syndicated news agencies? Oh wait, because they publish articles that bash your guy? Oooh, that's valid.

Instead of actually refuting what an idiot Bush is, defending his beliefs and trying to actually convince people that he's making sense, the GOP is just trying to shut everyone up. Because they know that they can't defend this fool anymore, they can see that he's warped and that his mindset is ridiculous and has nothing to do with reality.

He walks among troops just back from Iraq like he's a god and then decides that some units will stay for a third extension of their tour. They should have been home months ago but nope, they've been re-upped for more fun in the Iraqi sun, only with bullets and bombs instead of babes and beers. But hey, I'm sure its all the same to Mr. Personal Reality in the Oval Office.

What's next? Declaring that 2 and 2 equals 5? That cats are dogs? Part of me believes that they are close to declaring that George is the greatest president in the history of the world just because there are a huge number of people who will believe it out of hand.

The political soup is getting thick indeed.

On a side note, I went to my first political meeting on Wednesday. A Santa Cruz 4 Kerry PR and Web marketing event. My best idea of the day? A fund raiser screening of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 at the local drive-in.