We’ve all known that the King is a Dick for quite some time now. You might have figured out which one, although Dick Nixon comes to mind too. Anyone who conspired with his Secretary of State, Dr. Strangelove, to prolong the war in Viet Nam to be reelected, and then declared victory and vamoosed, is clearly the epitome of dickness.
No… If the King were Dick Cheney the water boarding would already be happening… The fink is more like the current president! A two faced person that can’t make his mind up on anything and if he does then he’ll change it sooner or later! What is worse being wishy washy or standing up for something you believe in and then being man enough to take the heat or whatever comes your way?
Wishy washy is greatly underrated, VdN, and the ability to change your mind is a sign of maturity and wisdom. As Einstein famously remarked, the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expect a different result.
Our last president stood up for something, stayed the course, and never once entertained the notion that he might have been wrong, and that the country needed to do a 180. The result of that was a bloody and pointless war in Iraq, and a wrecked economy. I’ll take a thoughtful leader over a walking testosterone molecule any day.
I hope you have a chance to read this SCAATY_423 before it’s pulled down for having nothing to do with the comic it’s written under… It’s the truth about what you call “The result of that was a bloody and pointless war in Iraq… The use of which would have wrecked far more then the economy!
Thanks for the link, VdN. (I hope you don’t mind the abbreviation?)
I would never argue that the world isn’t better off without Saddam Hussein and his sadistic regime – it is. But even possessing tons of uranium ore, which was known about beforehand anyway, is very far from being able to refine it into any weaponized form, much less an actual nuclear weapon. Saddam had the ill will, but not the means to be a direct or indirect threat to the U.S. (Unlike, for example, Iran or North Korea.)
The only decent reason we’ve had for any of these wars is to go after the havens of terrorism. The terrorists have the motive, means, and opportunity to attack us directly, and have already done so. Iraq was, if anything, a distant secondary target in those terms; Afghanistan was, and is, the most urgent (with several Gulf of Iran countries coming up close behind).
No, I’m not suggesting that we go to war in all of those places. But Iraq squandered our troops’ lives, and our nation’s time, treasure, and the goodwill of our allies, all of which could have been applied so much more effectively, and selectively, elsewhere. To have done all that, with no reconsideration of whether we were even doing the right thing, qualifies the Iraq war as pointless in my book.
We could always have helped RUSSIA when they were warring in A. and gotten the bin laden then, too, radio. If we’d had the foresight to see this coming. Then the REAL cause would be gone. Now you guys would have HATED that then and still be crying about it, too.
Reagan could have not made Iran Contra and not have been indebted to the oil regimes, too.
Bush Daddy could have gone in as so many urged back then and had it over with, unless he fought like his kid in which case we’d STILL be where we are right now.
I guess when you’re at your party’s meeting looking at the folks there, hind sight would be all you have.
Thank you for being concerned about the abbreviation SCAATy_423 it’s nice. No Worries! If you were wondering what it VdN means? It’s “Night Watchman” and it has nothing to do with me being an outlaw or wanting to cause anybody any harm.
ladywolf17 over 14 years ago
By all means!
Yukoner over 14 years ago
The King is Dick Cheney in disguise?
pouncingtiger over 14 years ago
@Yukoner, good one. You hit the bullseye with that one.
yyyguy over 14 years ago
the king has been in the public eye longer than Cheney, i think.
Coyoty Premium Member over 14 years ago
Then Dick Cheney is the king in disguise. The king is a Dick!
ksoskins over 14 years ago
We’ve all known that the King is a Dick for quite some time now. You might have figured out which one, although Dick Nixon comes to mind too. Anyone who conspired with his Secretary of State, Dr. Strangelove, to prolong the war in Viet Nam to be reelected, and then declared victory and vamoosed, is clearly the epitome of dickness.
Llewellenbruce over 14 years ago
Cheney is not that short so it must be someone else.
Rakkav over 14 years ago
85% of Id waterboarded? Uh, I don’t think so. Probably that included 100% of your staff.
freeholder1 over 14 years ago
King’s a few heart attacks short of a Cheney, too. Although Rod may pass as the gay daughter.
freeholder1 over 14 years ago
Watching swimming on TV gets me water bored, too.
NE1956 over 14 years ago
I just noticed that Rodney stutters.
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
Make their day, Fink!
pamlicorat over 14 years ago
I think we should lock the King in a room with Hagar’s wife, Helga. She will set him straight (through the wall).
Trainwreck_1 over 14 years ago
No… If the King were Dick Cheney the water boarding would already be happening… The fink is more like the current president! A two faced person that can’t make his mind up on anything and if he does then he’ll change it sooner or later! What is worse being wishy washy or standing up for something you believe in and then being man enough to take the heat or whatever comes your way?
Valis616 over 14 years ago
There’s a redundant “the” in the first speech balloon.
peter0423 over 14 years ago
Wishy washy is greatly underrated, VdN, and the ability to change your mind is a sign of maturity and wisdom. As Einstein famously remarked, the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expect a different result.
Our last president stood up for something, stayed the course, and never once entertained the notion that he might have been wrong, and that the country needed to do a 180. The result of that was a bloody and pointless war in Iraq, and a wrecked economy. I’ll take a thoughtful leader over a walking testosterone molecule any day.
Trainwreck_1 over 14 years ago
http://www.nysun.com/editorials/iraqs-yellowcake/81328/
I hope you have a chance to read this SCAATY_423 before it’s pulled down for having nothing to do with the comic it’s written under… It’s the truth about what you call “The result of that was a bloody and pointless war in Iraq… The use of which would have wrecked far more then the economy!
peter0423 over 14 years ago
Thanks for the link, VdN. (I hope you don’t mind the abbreviation?)
I would never argue that the world isn’t better off without Saddam Hussein and his sadistic regime – it is. But even possessing tons of uranium ore, which was known about beforehand anyway, is very far from being able to refine it into any weaponized form, much less an actual nuclear weapon. Saddam had the ill will, but not the means to be a direct or indirect threat to the U.S. (Unlike, for example, Iran or North Korea.)
The only decent reason we’ve had for any of these wars is to go after the havens of terrorism. The terrorists have the motive, means, and opportunity to attack us directly, and have already done so. Iraq was, if anything, a distant secondary target in those terms; Afghanistan was, and is, the most urgent (with several Gulf of Iran countries coming up close behind).
No, I’m not suggesting that we go to war in all of those places. But Iraq squandered our troops’ lives, and our nation’s time, treasure, and the goodwill of our allies, all of which could have been applied so much more effectively, and selectively, elsewhere. To have done all that, with no reconsideration of whether we were even doing the right thing, qualifies the Iraq war as pointless in my book.
RadioTom over 14 years ago
Actually, we should have done the terrorists in back in 1979. If Mr. Peanut had had the guts, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in now.
freeholder1 over 14 years ago
We could always have helped RUSSIA when they were warring in A. and gotten the bin laden then, too, radio. If we’d had the foresight to see this coming. Then the REAL cause would be gone. Now you guys would have HATED that then and still be crying about it, too.
Reagan could have not made Iran Contra and not have been indebted to the oil regimes, too.
Bush Daddy could have gone in as so many urged back then and had it over with, unless he fought like his kid in which case we’d STILL be where we are right now.
I guess when you’re at your party’s meeting looking at the folks there, hind sight would be all you have.
Charles Brobst Premium Member over 14 years ago
If Cheney was President we would all be waterboarded.
Trainwreck_1 over 14 years ago
Thank you for being concerned about the abbreviation SCAATy_423 it’s nice. No Worries! If you were wondering what it VdN means? It’s “Night Watchman” and it has nothing to do with me being an outlaw or wanting to cause anybody any harm.
Mihir Asher over 14 years ago
Ooooh a new torture technique!