Oil prices have spiked again, on the back of reports of the US planning a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, which would disrupt global supply.
White house spokesmane Scott McClellan said journalists might be misinterpreting normal military contingency planning.
That’s a bit of a joke, considering Bush’s admitted propensity for spreading information via leaks. At this point, it sounds just as likely they were testing the water.
That’s not the joke, though. Here’s one from Vince Sorrenti, that I’m repeating simply because he doesn’t seem to have set it at large since a 2004 conference I attended, and I think it deserves a wider hearing.
George Bush give a talk at a primary school. When he finishes, he asks if there are any questions. Little Jimmy gets up and says:
“Yes, I have three questions.
Why did you invade Iraq without a UN mandate?
Why did you find no Weapons of Mass Destruction?
And why did you torture those prisoners at Abu Ghraib?”
Just then, the bell rings, and they all go out to recess. When they get back, Bush asks again if there are any questions. Little Tommy gets up and says:
“Yes, I have five questions.
Why did you invade Iraq without a UN mandate?
Why did you find no Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Why did you torture those prisoners at Abu Ghraib?
Why did the bell ring 40 minutes early?
And where’s Jimmy?”
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