The first lesson is from our 8th grade Algebra books:
President Bush's approval rating
is inversely proportional to
the current threat of a terrorist attack on the United States
is inversely proportional to
the current threat of a terrorist attack on the United States
'Breaking News' right now on the CNN homepage reads (beneath a picture of our good friend Osama bin Laden):
Al Qaeda is stepping up its efforts to sneak terror operatives into the United States and has acquired most of the capabilities it needs to strike here, according to a new U.S. intelligence assessment, The Associated Press has learned.
'Stepping up its efforts.' I guess al-Qaida was just kickin' it old school in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan ("ASSHOLES!") since their last strike, drinkin' fawties and rollin' fatties.
There's nothing like an overblown threat of terror to get people to forget about the shortcomings of the Bush administration. In case you were still asleep this morning during the announcement, at 7:15 PST President Bush unveiled the results of a broad (yet 'initial') assessment of the current situation in Iraq, with regard to U.S. troop involvement, extremist violence, and the Iraqi government's ability to handle its own, among other things.
Congress outlined 18 benchmarks on which the President was to give his thumbs-up or thumbs-down to (whether progress in each area was 'Satisfactory' or not) by the deadline of this Sunday, July 15, 2007. In a shocking move by the Executive Branch, the President actually obeyed Congress this time, and even beat the deadline by three days!
Out of 18 benchmarks, only 8 were deemed 'Satisfactory.' In the President's words, this is a 'cause for optimism.'
Ready for Math lesson #2 for today? We'll go simpler than algebra, back to 2nd grade arithmetic:
There's nothing like an overblown threat of terror to get people to forget about the shortcomings of the Bush administration. In case you were still asleep this morning during the announcement, at 7:15 PST President Bush unveiled the results of a broad (yet 'initial') assessment of the current situation in Iraq, with regard to U.S. troop involvement, extremist violence, and the Iraqi government's ability to handle its own, among other things.
Ready for Math lesson #2 for today? We'll go simpler than algebra, back to 2nd grade arithmetic:
8 ÷ 18 = 44.44% = FAIL
8 out of 18 is definitely not a cause for optimism. Unless you're optimisitic about failing.
Read the entire 'Initial Benchmark Assessment Report' on Iraq (.pdf)
Read the entire 'Initial Benchmark Assessment Report' on Iraq (.pdf)
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