Old Fogey's Quotes for Sunday

"I'm not here for the Iraqis. I'm here for George Bush."
Staffer at the Coalition Provisional Authority, in charge of Reconstruction in Iraq
Ties to GOP Trumped Know-How Among Staff Sent to Rebuild Iraq
[It's a good thing they weren't doing anything important--like arranging White House travel]

" . . . most endangered politicians have the loyalty of a starving billy goat."
Joe Scarborough in WaPo op-ed piece
Save Yourself, Blame Bush
[This must be especially painful to an administration that has consistently placed loyalty above competence. See above]

"The employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who get bonuses most frequently are not scientists, but instead are accountants, budget analysts, computer experts and other administrative managers, according to a published report Sunday."
Associated Press article in WaPo
Report: Most CDC Bonuses Go to Managers
[This merely confirms the growing trend to reward most highly those who don't actually do the work

“Thank God the British stopped them.”
Representative Harold E. Ford Jr., a Democratic candidate for Senate in Tennessee, referring to Bush's taking credit for every exposed terror plot in the entire world
In Campaign Ads for Democrats, Bush Is the Star
[The slogan on Bush's desk probably reads "The credit stops here"]

"If a word of that is true, let them prove it by their actions for Darfur today.''
James Smith, chief executive of international NGO Aegis Trust, referring to world leaders who say they are sorry for what happened in Rwanda
Activists around the world focus on Darfur
[Today we all claim we would never have supported slavery and feel morally superior to our ancestors who did. We are certainly leaving plenty for the people a hundred years from now to feel superior about]