Why in the face of a tragedy does silliness still rear its warty head? Benazir Bhutto is assassinated and some yahoos at MSNBC and Fox News start talking how Rudy Giuliani can benefit from this politically…
Sickening.
According to some punditry, “America’s Mayor” will show Americans how dangerous the world is because of this assassination which will translate into solid political capital aka votes for Rudy. As Charlie Brown says:
I can’t stand it. I just can’t stand it.
I submit that no one in American politics could have stopped what happened today. Sure, the Bush Administration has been showering all sorts of love on President/General Pervez Musharraf’s shaky rule. And they are looking quite soiled because of Bhutto’s assassination. But this is an issue that the Pakistanis will have to continue to grapple with. They will ultimately decide if the human misery machine known as Al-Qaeda and Company gains solid control of their country. But Giuliani benefiting from this tragedy because he’s a tough talker against terrorism is full of fresh manure. Tough talking, hard walking, and big stick swinging hasn’t stopped terrorism so far. It takes a mindset change. A mindset change that Giuliani and the rest of the presidential candidates have little to no influence over.
Unless they are going to force Musharraf out of power. And that is another topic altogether with its own galaxy of issues.
I’m not complex. Don’t have time for all that. And all that complex stuff bad for the stomach. Just color me simple and plain with a twist.