Stay the Course

These past few days, pundits and flacks and political appointees and even George W. Bush have been arguing endlessly about whether Bush has abandoned the rhetoric of "stay the course" in Iraq. Has he decided to stop saying it? How long has it been since he said it. How often did he say it before he stopped saying it?

How sad. We've grown so accustomed to being fed empty rhetoric and inspid catchphrases by our leaders, that when someone like Bush bumps a jingo like "stay the course" everyone gets into a cyclonic frenzy arguing about what it means, how long it's benen since he last used it, how often, etc., etc. But really, does this idiots decsion to stop using "stay the course" signify anything? No, not at all. There are no changes in policy. There are no changes in the administration's fear-mongering tactics. Nothing has changed, dozens of Amercians continue to die every month in Iraq. Nothing has changed. Our leaders lack the policitcal courage to do what needs to be done. That's the real story. And so, we the public are subjected on MSNBC, CNN, Fox and the rest, wringing there hands over "stay the course." Screw "stay the course." Who cares what Bush says. No matter what he says, it's bullshit. Bush remains and idiot. He remains a puppet of his corporate patrons. And we remain royally screwed.