Tony Snow, One Man Trainwreck...

Tony, Tony, Tony... will he ever learn?

In case you missed it, the other day the Mouth spewed forth the excellent take on Iraq and World War II:

"The president understands people's impatience -- not impatience but how a war can wear on a nation," Mr. Snow said on CNN. "He understands that. If somebody had taken a poll in the Battle of the Bulge, I dare say people would have said, 'Wow, my goodness, what are we doing here?' But you cannot conduct a war based on polls."

Did he not understand that those whom the gods would shiv in their sleep, they first make proud?

Sorry, Tony, Comrade Joshua in fact has the goods. And it is not a happy ending for you. See, it appears they did do polling during the Battle of the Bulge:

As you can see, there was no downtick in public support for the war around the time of the Battle of the Bulge. Approval for President Roosevelt's conduct of the war continued at around 70% where it had been for years. The number of people who said they had a clear idea of what the war was about was at about the same level and appears to have been rising. Support for a negotiated peace with Hitler remained around the anemic levels it had been for years -- at around 15%.

oops...

Seriously, Tony, I almost feel bad for you. You got yourself into a hell of a fix here, brother. What you need is to create some excuse and get the hell out of there as soon as possible. I suggest you consult a Ninja. They are known for their ability to create airtight excuses to get out of anything... you can thank me later...

mojo sends