Saturday, May 01, 2004

Mission Accomplished

Anniversary of the infamous photo spectacle is today. Billmon is celebrating with his original piece commemorating the stupendous shameless stunt.

As I watched the President's fighter jet swoop down onto the deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, I could not help but contrast the reported simple dignity of President Lincoln at Gettysburg with the flamboyant showmanship of President Bush aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Sen. Robert Byrd


Scene: The White House
Time: November, 1863

(We see Abraham Lincoln, working at his desk in Oval Office. His stove pipe hat sits on the desk next to his elbow. Two political consultants, in modern suit and tie, enter. One, who looks suspiciously like Karl Rove, is holding a sheaf of papers in his hand.)

Continue reading: Gettysburg Address

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