Last Refuge of Scoundrels Still “Patriotism,” Experts Say
“As for no-confidence votes, maybe senators need a refresher course on American civics,†said White House spokesman Tony Fratto, with President George W. Bush in Crawford, Texas. “What I mean is I think you find no-confidence votes in parliamentary systems, not the American system of government.â€
That’s.
Awesome.
But after all the stuff Bush himself has cribbed from Bonapartist systems, a little diversification may be in order.
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Comment by Rob —
May 20, 2007 @ 7:50 pm
Wow, he came so close to pulling it off there, but just couldn’t get land it. Its “parliamentary systems like in France.” Better luck next time Tony!
Comment by Jonathan Goff —
May 21, 2007 @ 4:13 pm
So I’m not the only one who has noticed how Bonapartist the whole neocon thing is? I mean using the military power and crony governments to topple the old regimes and replace them with glittering utopian democracies. Of course your average neo* would probably be offended to realize that they have more in common with the losers at Waterloo than they think.
~Jon