And now they tell us that they are bombing Belgrade using old maps. And we believe it. Actually, we probably don t, but it makes no difference. High officials of the United States government give us their version day and night of what is happening, why it is happening, and how we should feel about it. I do not recall the last time I heard a statement both credible and rational.
Comeuppance can be swift.
We are now getting ours for sins committed very recently. We stood by, our gaze fixed on the Dow Jones, while the United States Senate declared it is all right to lie in high office. In fairness, some officials might just be in an altered mental state, stuck in a groove not unlike old records, mechanically repeating the same nonsense about the heart of Europe, World War II, or America s interests and duties. But many are simply lying. In fact, it may even be a requirement of high office these days to do as the boss.