Old Fogey's Quotes for Tuesday

"A majority now rejects the administration's core foreign policy argument. "
E.J. Dionne Jr in WaPo column, referring to a poll that shows a majority of American don't believe in a connection between Iraq and the larger war on terrorism
A GOP Rush to Exit Iraq
[The BIG LIE is finally being rejected. How long will it take before the Bushies stop telling it?]

"When the United States is transparently soft on friendly dictators like Nazarbayev, it undermines the effort to be tough on not-so-friendly dictators."
Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch, White House is making arrangements to host the leader of Kazakhstan, an autocrat who runs a nation anything but free and has been accused by U.S. prosecutors of pocketing the bulk of $78 million in bribes from an American businessman
Autocrat to Get Bush Embrace
[I wonder if Kazakhstan's oil has anything to do with the invitation to Kennebunkport?]

"I went, 'Wow, $3.09, that's not so bad!' And that's pathetic."
Lisa Craig, 47, a teacher in Bethesda
A Fuel-Good Story At Summer's End
[Oil prices falling two month before mid-term elections? The sad thing is that it is so easy to believe the oil industry would do practically anything to keep their guys in office]

"The enemy lies constantly _ almost totally without penalty."
Donald Rumsfield, regarding the success of terrorist groups in 'manipulating the media' to influence Westerners.
Rumsfeld: Terrorists Manipulating Media
[Golly Gee, this requires an ocean of gall]