Bush on Musharraf: Classic Quotes You Need to Read to Believe

One of the interesting lessons that the world can look at is Pakistan. You see, there are some in the world who do not believe that a Muslim society can self-govern. Some believe that the only solution for government in parts of the world is for there to be tyranny or despotism. I don't believe that. The Pakistan people have proven that those cynics are wrong. And where President Musharraf can help in world peace is to help remind people what is possible.

Hmm. Is it really possible that George W. Bush, the leader of the free world and the man voted into the most powerful office in the world, doesn't actually know that Musharraf came into power through an act of violent despotism? Unfortunately, yes, it is entirely possible to believe such a sad, sad thing. It is just as easy to believe that he was lying through his teeth. Sad, really, because we'll never really know for sure whether Bush was just being an idiot or a dissembler. Perhaps both?

[Bhutto's assassination was a] "cowardly act by murderous extremists who are trying to undermine Pakistan's democracy.

A statement made just hours after the administration finally got whichever drunk, rich Texas businessman Bush appointed to be in charge of officially finding out what goes on Pakistan finally confirmed for the administration-a few hours after the entire rest of the world knew Bhutto had been killed-to slowly enunciate to Mr. Bush that Bhutto had, yes, actually, been assassinated. Funny how Bush immediately condemned extremists despite the fact that nobody had yet claimed responsibility. What's that smell on Bush's upper lip? Oh yes, Musharraf's feces.

"I spoke to President Musharraf right before I came over here to visit with President Sarkozy. And my message was that we believe strongly in elections, and that you ought to have elections soon, and you need to take off your uniform. You can't be the President and the head of the military at the same time."

Interesting concept from Pres. Bush, who is, as he apparently is aware of only at certain moments of lucidity, both the President and the head of the military of the United States.