Pants on Fire

On Meet the Press yesterday Tim Russert interviewed Andrew Card, the President's Chief of Staff.

Mr. Card said that all of President Bush' nominees were rated well qualified by the ABA.

Really?

President Bush has nominated 21 judges to the 109th congress. Four are rated Qualified/Not Qualified. Three are rated qualified and one is rated Not Qualified. If you're smelling smoke it's because Mr. Card's pants are on fire because he is a liar. Now you would think Mr. Russert would be all over this as an upstanding member of the fourth estate, trying to educate and elucidate the American people. Kidding, I'm a kidder. Of course he didn't.

Mr. Card went on to say that America has the fastest growing industrial economy in the world.

Google Fastest Growing Economy in the world. Come back, I'll wait...You didn't see our name listed did you? You can even Google Fastest Growing Industrial Economy. La, la, la. Once again the United States didn't show up? Perhaps China could be called an emerging economy, I'll give you that. But it begs at least a question from Mr. Russert based on the sluggish growth in the first quarter what is Mr. Card basing his assertion on? I'm curious. I'd like to know.

Why is Jon Stewart on Comedy Central the only person on TV calling people on their bull shit? Senator Dodd was on Meet the Press as well and he has my new favorite quote: You are entitled to your own opinions; you are not entitled to your own facts.


Thank you, Senator Dodd.