And, yes, I DO take it personally: Managing dissent - Bush will tell us what's ok to talk about and what's not

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Monday, January 16, 2006

Managing dissent - Bush will tell us what's ok to talk about and what's not

every day, george moves forward in his ceaseless quest for more power...

In a Jan. 10 speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bush marked out the parameters for an acceptable Iraq War debate, excluding those who “claim that we acted in Iraq because of oil, or because of Israel, or because we misled the American people.” On the other hand, Bush said it’s permissible to “question the way the war is being prosecuted.”

But that safe zone isn’t exactly safe either. People, such as Rep. John Murtha, who favor prompt withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, can expect ugly personal attacks from Bush’s surrogates.