Totally unrealistic...

...because he rarely actually speaks with that kind of candor.

;-)

From the pen of Michael Ramirez:

Blair keeping the faith

I'm not a particular fan of Tony Blair, another modern, "3rd-way" pseudo-socialist politician, but on this, I agree with him completely.

Former prime minister Tony Blair said Friday he had no regrets about removing Saddam Hussein after delivering a robust defence of the 2003 invasion of Iraq at a public inquiry into the war.

Rounding off his day-long evidence session, Blair said he accepted "responsibility but not a regret for removing Saddam," insisting the Iraqi leader was a "monster" who had "threatened not just the region but the world."

The thing is, for all of the "Bush lied, people died" nonsense that's followed, there was no serious doubt anywhere in early 2003 that Saddam Hussein had WMD programs. Bush knew, the British knew it, the French and Russians knew it - everyone knew it. We still don't know to what extent the weapons were moved or hidden or non-existent, but there wasn't anyone making a compelling case that they didn't exist before the war.

And, on a related topic, where are all of the "Bush is going to war for his oil buddies" people now? How'd that work out for you?

The generosity of the oil companies

Since "crude oil costs have fallen to $79 a barrel from a peak of more than $147 in July," it is clearly time for Congressional action. The oil companies have repented over their past price-gouging. Like the Grinch, their hearts have "grown three sizes," or possibly more. I have called my Representative and Senators this morning to encourage Congressional medals and resolutions in praise of the generous oil companies. Having seen the light, they have generously decided to lower prices, and we all owe them a huge debt of gratitude for doing so.

(Heh. Someone tried to tell me this morning that the oil companies didn't dictate prices, so they couldn't "decide" to lower prices. According to this joker, something he called the "market" forced the prices to drop through the interaction of "supply" and "demand." I couldn't tell exactly what these were - fairies or some-such, I guess. Heh. Good one. Really, an imaginative concept.

Of course, everyone understands that oil prices are set by oil companies to gouge consumers, and if prices go down, it must be due to their goodness of spirit in repenting of their past behavior.

"Supply" and "demand" - ha ha. Can't you just picture the "supply" and "demand" fairies sitting down to "set prices?" What does a "demand" fairy look like, anyway? John Candy in a tu-tu? "I demand that you lower these gas prices!" Heh...)


H/T - Instapundit

Democrats - "drilling wouldn't help now, anyway..."

Sometimes comedians get a laugh by exaggerating reality. And sometimes, it's just reality itself...