Wow, I'm amazed that Papa Bush would publicly say anything even hinting at his belief his son is in the wrong.
Part of the problem for Papa Bush is that he had a prior public record of opposing his son's policies, even before his son enacted those policies and made it clear that he was incompetent idiot.
For instance:
Trying to eliminate Saddam, extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have violated our guideline about not changing objectives in midstream, engaging in 'mission creep,' and would have incurred incalculable human and political costs ... We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq. The coalition would instantly have collapsed, the Arabs deserting it in anger and other allies pulling out as well. Under those circumstances, furthermore, we had been self-consciously trying to set a pattern for handling aggression in the post-cold war world. Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the U.N.'s mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different -- and perhaps barren -- outcome.
"A World Transformed," by George H.W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft, 1998.
Yargh. Is there a term for, like, when you have a staggeringly huge pile of work, and then somebody piles on more, and somebody else piles on more, and then some jackhole starts e-mailing you in ASSCAPS, and suddenly it's like work has splattered your desk like a shitbird and you don't even know where to
begin
sorting through the mess?
it has lower interest than my credit card, so banker dude was suggesting I pay off my CC with the line of credit to take advantage of the lower interest.
I did that, and I kept the line of credit afterward, and I was able to use some of it to help make the down payment for my new place.
"A World Transformed," by George H.W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft, 1998.
Wow. You can tell someone with a
brain
wrote that....
I am having that kind of day where, I woke up with a headache and it never went away; shit is flowing downhill; I didn't eat breakfast so I was weak with hunger, and then when I did eat I was hot and dizzy (plus headache).
People wonder why I am cranky.
I ended up starting a line of credit, which will help strengthen my credit rating (if I keep all my ducks in a row,) and it has lower interest than my credit card, so banker dude was suggesting I pay off my CC with the line of credit to take advantage of the lower interest.
I did this just recently too.
Hmm. I don't have a line of credit. Should one get one, even if you aren't carrying CC debt? Because I would surely like to buy me a house one day. Would that be a good idea?
yes. workplace violence.
And on top of all that? I just noticed that if I don't do something quick, the fileserver is going to crash.
Swearing. Like. A. Fucking. Trucker. Right. Now.
I did that, and I kept the line of credit afterward, and I was able to use some of it to help make the down payment for my new place.
Very cool.
The banker I was talking to referred me to a mortgage specialist to find out what I qualify for now, and to look at when I might be able to afford a place. I think I'm realistically 3-5 years from buying a place, but guy was trying to tell me I could buy a house next year if I moved to more suburb-y type places, which really doesn't work for my lifestyle.
