not as bad as
by John at 11/04/2005 02:13:00 PM
Republicans and other conservatives have been playing a game for the last few years, where they take something bad about the Bush administration and compare it to the worst thing ever1,2:
30,000 dead Iraqis? Not as bad as Saddam!
Abu Ghraib? Not as bad as Saddam!
Gitmo? Not as bad as a gulag!
2000 dead American soldiers? Not as bad as Vietnam!
Lying about outing a CIA agent? Not as bad as lying about a blowjob!
Anyway, they have a new one they can play with today:
George Bush's approval ratings? Not as bad as Richard Nixon's!
I say run with it. I even have a suggestion for a slogan to help improve GWB's image: "George Bush - Not the Worst President Ever".
Update: In case you're interested, Cheney's approval rating is 19%. He *is* worse than Nixon.
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1. That is, if they cannot ignore it entirely.
2. Do not read the following if you have delicate sensibilities.
This reminds me of a game we used to play as evil-minded elementary school kids. It goes something like this:
Little Boy 1: "What's worse than falling off a building?"
Little Boy 2: "Falling of a building and catching your eyelid on a nail on the way down."
-or-
LB1: "What's worse than one dead baby?"
LB2: "Two dead babies."
LB1: "What's worse than two dead babies?"
LB2: "Three dead babies."
.
.
.
LB1: "What's worse than a whole garbage can full of dead babies?"
LB2: "One live baby on the bottom eating his way out."
Followed by much laughter. Sick. Children are sick.
30,000 dead Iraqis? Not as bad as Saddam!
Abu Ghraib? Not as bad as Saddam!
Gitmo? Not as bad as a gulag!
2000 dead American soldiers? Not as bad as Vietnam!
Lying about outing a CIA agent? Not as bad as lying about a blowjob!
Anyway, they have a new one they can play with today:
George Bush's approval ratings? Not as bad as Richard Nixon's!
I say run with it. I even have a suggestion for a slogan to help improve GWB's image: "George Bush - Not the Worst President Ever".
Update: In case you're interested, Cheney's approval rating is 19%. He *is* worse than Nixon.
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1. That is, if they cannot ignore it entirely.
2. Do not read the following if you have delicate sensibilities.
This reminds me of a game we used to play as evil-minded elementary school kids. It goes something like this:
Little Boy 1: "What's worse than falling off a building?"
Little Boy 2: "Falling of a building and catching your eyelid on a nail on the way down."
-or-
LB1: "What's worse than one dead baby?"
LB2: "Two dead babies."
LB1: "What's worse than two dead babies?"
LB2: "Three dead babies."
.
.
.
LB1: "What's worse than a whole garbage can full of dead babies?"
LB2: "One live baby on the bottom eating his way out."
Followed by much laughter. Sick. Children are sick.
