The Hilarious Death Throes Of The Extreme Right

It took a little time, but it looks like folks have finally seen the light and have come around to accepting the truth about George W. Bush, namely, that he is the worst president in American history. Indeed, merely calling him the worst doesn't begin to address the scope of Bush's failure as president, but there it is.

One person who has seen the light is Al Neuharth, the founder of USA TODAY:

A year ago I criticized Hillary Clinton for saying "this (Bush) administration will go down in history as one of the worst."

"She's wrong," I wrote. Then I rated these five presidents, in this order, as the worst: Andrew Jackson, James Buchanan, Ulysses Grant, Hoover and Richard Nixon. "It's very unlikely Bush can crack that list," I added.

I was wrong. This is my mea culpa. Not only has Bush cracked that list, but he is planted firmly at the top.

I think we'll be seeing a lot more of this kind of stuff in the months to come. This is because BushCo has apparently lost the ability to do what it used to do best. As Frank Rich points out:

Maybe the Bush White House can't conduct a war, but no one has ever impugned its ability to lie about its conduct of a war. Now even that well-earned reputation for flawless fictionalizing is coming undone.

Watching the administration try to get its story straight about Iran's role in Iraq last week was like watching third-graders try to sidestep blame for misbehaving while the substitute teacher was on a bathroom break. The team that once sold the country smoking guns in the shape of mushroom clouds has completely lost its mojo.

But don't worry, everyone. There are still a few idiots out there who are more than happy to drink the kool-aid, like this guy from the New York Post:

PROVIDING aid and comfort to the enemy in wartime is treason. It's not "just politics." It's treason.

And signaling our enemies that Congress wants them to win isn't "supporting our troops."

The "nonbinding resolution" telling the world that we intend to surrender to terrorism and abandon Iraq may be the most disgraceful congressional action since the Democratic Party united to defend slavery.

The vote was a huge morale booster for al Qaeda, for Iraq's Sunni insurgents, and for the worst of the Shia militias.

The message Congress just sent to them all was, "Hold on, we'll stop the surge, we're going to leave - and you can slaughter the innocent with our blessing." * * *

This kind of stuff used to piss me off. Now it just makes me laugh.