I know there are political blogs to take care of this sort of thing, but while the recovery team digs for my jaw (which did not merely hit the floor upon reading what I am going to share with you, but fell right through it), do allow me to quote the following comment from President Bush to the troops in Afghanistan.
I must say, I'm a little envious. If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed. It must be exciting for you … in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger. You're really making history, and thanks.
"Fantastic." "Exciting." "Romantic."
I take back absolutely everything critical I ever said about women who want to wear cleavage-popping wedding dresses and pretend they were Ashlee-Rihanna Aguilera as they work it down the aisle. Really. I humbly, humbly apologize for dissing that mindset. Our president just called war "romantic." This turns any bride who Just Wants To Have Fun into an automatic moral giant. Weddings against war!
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I found Mr. Pesident's kicky little bite in a terse Slate article by Fred Kaplan, who acidly replies:
He won't be employed in the White House for much longer. He is 62, too old, alas, to join the military. But a spot could probably be found for him on an A.I.D. mission, a Provisional Reconstruction Team, or, perhaps through his vice president, some contractor's expedition. He put our soldiers over there, and, as we all know, there aren't enough of them. If he pines for a taste, let him have one.
Amen.
