Forget methamphetamine and all manner of white bliss. For a truly mind-altering experience, try Rick Santorum.
In Iowa, on Monday -- just hours after President Obama's Bush-postponed killing of the globe's #1 terrorist -- Santorum hallucinated before a reality-deprived crowd that Obama had made America "less safe." He added that America's foes, having pondered the present administration's weakness, are now "less fearful and less respectful of us."
Later, on Tuesday, the former United States senator(!) told Politico that, sure, Obama "made a good call on a military mission." Yet, but, however, nonetheless, "Going after Osama bin Laden is something that has been the policy of America for 10 years."
In brief -- snort, sniff -- it doesn't count.
Brushing a few fugitive snowflakes from his lapel, Santorum then observed through igneous eyes: "[Obama's] two great foreign policy successes have been this tactical decision on a policy of the previous administration which he continued, and his decision to continue the policies of the last administration with respect to Iraq. His other strategic decisions have been, in a word, horrible."
Rick, let me put it this way, as gently as I can. You know your presidential prospects are rather dim when all the opposition need do is to quote you.
The most important policy point related to the killing of bin Laden is not being reported. The invasion of Iraq was not only wrong as it related to Iraq, it was an abandonment of the pursuit of al Qaeda and bin Laden in Afghanistan and Pakistan - our true priority in the "war on terror". The great majority of us who opposed the Iraq invasion opposed it on this principle, not because of some latent pacifism,
So please forgive me for telling all those who questioned my pratiotism and intelligence, "I told you so!"
:-)
Posted by: Robert Lipscomb | May 04, 2011 at 10:55 AM
One could shove Rickee's brain up a gnat's ass and said brain would rattle around like a BB in a box car.
Posted by: Billy B | May 04, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Actually, Santorum is channeling politician/reality tv personality and Fox "analyst", former half-term Alaska governor and one-time mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin. He's just not using twitter or facebook in order to express his complicated worldview. Nor getting paid $100K per speaking gig. There's the ticket. Palin/Santorum '12.
Posted by: nancy | May 04, 2011 at 12:02 PM
@Robert: Well said.
Posted by: Marc McKenzie | May 04, 2011 at 01:23 PM