Hillary Clinton Claims She Voted for War Because Bush Is A "Tricksy Hobbit"

George W Bush is stupid. That's what we on the left have maintained is his defining characteristic since he first started pissing us off by executing women, the disabled, and some likely innocent people. It's what's kept our sense of humor in tact over the last 6 years. We joke about it, at dinner parties, coffee shops, barbecues, baseball games, and holiday gatherings.

Sure, Bush has had a few dirty tricksters who could pull out a win in Florida or Ohio, and some guys whose lack of respect for fact has given the public the impression that there's some sort of evil genius behind the curtain. But as far as W is concerned, we think he's a moron, right?

Well, in my mind the only thing that disqualifies you from a position of responsibility more than beind a moron, is being taken by a moron. Hillary Clinton maintains that her vote to authorize military action in Iraq was tricked out of her by the Pwesident.

Invoking Gollum does not score points with me, and it shouldn't for any Democratic primary voter. After 8 years of putting up with a level of stupidity that makes Reagan look like an MIT professor, I don't think our response to that should be to send someone who couldn't get her mind around the true motivations of Texas oilmen.

A lack of intellectual curiosity does not just apply to a fool's refusal to read newspapers or intelligence reports. It also applies to the failure of a presumably smart person to hold onto the well-known facts in lieu of reactionary fantasies about trucks, bunkers, aluminum tubes, and Prague meetings. A moron like W has an excuse for his behavior; his charm (I guess) and family name have been used as a vehicle for things he does not understand. But any Democrat who voted to invade Iraq was simply lazy or afraid, and neither of these are qualities we want in a President.