Regarding that last post and the statement from the ambiguously gay Ken Mehlman, I swear, if I hear one more claim that the President is "looking forward" to something, I'm gonna start to kill puppies with my bare hands.
Apparently, the president spends so much time "looking forward" to things, it's a wonder he has any time left for important stuff, like clearing brush.
On the other hand, is there ever a time when the president is not looking forward to something? Apparently not. What a happy guy.
UPDATE: All right, where's that puppy? From yesterday's press gaggle with White House Press Reptile Scott McClellan, I give you the first paragraph. The very first:
MR. McCLELLAN: Good morning, everybody. I hope everybody had a good breakfast, maybe a little bit of a nap. This is the first gaggle of our lengthy flight. I want to update you on a couple of things. First of all, the President's morning. The President, early in the flight, spoke with Prime Minister Blair. This was a congratulatory call. The President looks forward to continuing to work with Prime Minister Blair. And the President congratulated him on an historic third victory.
And, of course, it doesn't stop there:
"... But the President looks forward to going to Latvia ... But the President looks forward to going to Russia ... And he also looks forward to going to Latvia ... I think the President's response is that he looks forward to the trip ..."
Please. Just shoot me now.
3 comments:
Any word about how he feels about oh, I dunno, The Hague?
Let's be fair. If the press secretary didn't indicate presidential eagerness, the press would -- you have to admit this is true -- jump all over the question of whether the president was reluctant, or neutral, about his upcoming events and meetings. And God help them if the president were said to be looking forward to some and not all.... no, I don't see any way around it. Yeah, it's banal and cliched, but what's the alternative? Honesty?
The entertainment value is that Commander Chimpy is allegedly "looking forward" to those things that he clearly wants nothing to do with.
Anyone remember when he was looking forward to testifying before the 9/11 commission, despite the fact that it was going to be limited to one hour, he was going to have Unca Dick there for moral support, no one could record it, etc.?
And, apparently, he really looks for ward to press conferences so he can speak to the American people, despite the fact that he's given fewer of these than any president in modern history.
And on, and on, and tediously on. This whole notion of "looking forward" has become an automatic talking point, to be used as pure filler when a few more words are needed to fill out a sentence.
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