Kirk Was Wrong

Contrary to James T. Kirk's famous statement in "Wrath of Khan," I do believe in the no-win scenario. And unfortunately, Barack Obama is stuck in the middle of one with his Afghanistan policy.

On one hand, conservatives who wailed at Obama’s hesitation to immediately give Gen. McCrystal the 40,000 additional US troops he requested earlier this year are now—as Obama is on the cusp of giving him 30K—the same parties cynically bitching over the war’s cost and duration with various Democrats.

In one respect, I don’t have much sympathy for Obama’s position as he wanted the big shoes, and now has them. Yet by the same token, following an American presidency that was arguably the worst of the past century is a job I wouldn’t wish on anyone.

Sorry, Jim. I like your talk show, but you’re wrong on this one.

Word To The Not-So-Wise

Dear Iranian Leadership:

If you idiots want your military installations to be attacked by Israel and/or the U.S., please keep pulling dumb, confrontational crap like the following.

Then watch no one come running to your aid, least of all the very Iranian people your thug militias go after for acting in protests for greater freedoms.

Regards,

CHV

Adieu To Muggs?

Word has it that Hasbro is discontinuing their waves of “Star Wars” Mighty Muggs, reportedly because only collectors are buying them, and the toys have not caught on with the general public. Last year, Hasbro discontinued their line of Indiana Jones and Transformers Muggs as well, plus vendors like Target and Wal-Mart dropped all Muggs from their inventory (yet they are still available at Hasbro.com).

However, there is word that Marvel Muggs are still in production, with some new editions (e.g. Deadpool, War Machine, Spidey with removable mask, Iceman, Magneto, Green Goblin) allegedly due for release in 2010.

But who knows? At this point, nothing seems set in stone.

9-11, Schmine Eleven.

Wherein the “Lying Sack of Cute” again proves Dick Cheney’s credo that the reality of one’s own mind can trump reality itself if you want to believe it bad enough.

UPDATE (5:34PM): Commence backpedaling. But sadly, Perino is still wrong in claiming that no terrorist attacks occurred on US soil post-9/11 during the Bush years.

Remember this?

Bullseye

Vis-à-vis DFTCW, Matt Taibbi has some laser-like insights on what it means to be Sarah Palin, or at least after gleaming her book (which I have not read myself, nor do I plan to).

Anyhoo, Matt sez:

[Palin] doesn't really have any political ideas, in the classic sense of the word -- in fact the only thing resembling real political convictions in “Going Rogue” revolve around the Trans-Alaska pipeline and how awesome she thinks it is.

Most of the rest of the book just catalogs her Gump-esque rise to national stardom (not having enough self-awareness to detect the monstrous narcissistic ambition that in reality was impelling her forward all along, she labors in the book to describe her various career leaps as lucky accidents or mystical acts of Providence) and the seemingly endless parade of meanies bent on tripping her up along the way. The book is really about her battles with these people, how much they did and do suck, and how difficult and inherently unfair life is for a decent hardworking American gal who just wants to live life, serve God, and try to be president without being bothered all the time...

Wow, if the above paragraph doesn't sum up Sarah Palin in a nutshell I have no idea what else could. Plus, “Gump-esque”? Bloody brilliant.

Just like Bart Simpson, an underachiever and proud of it…

On Second Thought

The more I see Sarah Palin enjoying being the center of attention on her current book tour, the more I suspect that she'll pass on a presidential run in 2012 in favor of a TV or talk radio deal.

For one, Palin would stand to make far more bank as a media personality without the massive stress--both mental and physical--that a presidential campaign involves. Plus, I agree with those who feel that when it comes to politics that Palin's tastes are "all dessert, no vegetables." As such, transferring her celebrity to media punditry would seem an easy shift for Palin, especially as she already has a captive audience, and like her media bretheren on the right (e.g. Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity, et al.) cannot be bothered to address facts when discussing current events.

All that would matter is how Sarah sees the world, and her fans would eat up every perception.

Home Stretch

In what is sure to be a scorcher of a race, Pandagon places its bid on Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-SC) putting some serious heat on Michelle Bachman (R-MN) for the title of “Most Prolific Nutbag on Capitol Hill.”