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New Rule: Traitors [Bush & Cheney et al] don’t get to question my patriotism [VIDEO]

Rated R rant on the miscreant failures in the White House from Bill Maher
March 25, 2007  |  
 
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Bill Maher laid into the White House and its mushy rhetoric on his HBO program recently, giving a tour of the scandal overflow with a special focus on the outing of Valerie Plame: That's not treason anymore, outing a spy? Did I mention it was one of our spies?

Video and transcript courtesy of right wing watch dogs and administration kiss-ups.

New Rule - Traitors don't get to question my patriotism. What could be less patriotic than constantly screwing things up for America? You know, it's literally hard to keep up with the sheer volume of scandals in the Bush administration. Which is why I like to download the latest scandals right onto my IPod. That way, I can catch up on this week's giant f**k up on my drive into work.

In fact, Bush has so many scandals he could open a chain of "Bush Scandal and F**k Up" theme restaurants. Hmmm, should I get the Harriet Miers Meatloaf, or the Katrina Crabcakes?

You know, not to generalize, but the 29 percent of people who still support President Bush are the ones who love to pronounce themselves more patriotic than the rest of us. But just saying you're patriotic is like saying you have a...

Evan Derkacz is an AlterNet editor. He writes and edits PEEK, the blog of blogs.
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