*And the "P" stands for Pokey.
"I will never rush the solemn decision of sending you into harm's way. I won't risk your lives unless it is absolutely necessary."
Unless, of course, you're already over there waiting for back-up. Then it's just your tough luck.
I've seen glaciers with a greater sense of urgency than this bozo.
The picture of the sloth is so appropriate for this post. And you are dead on.
ReplyDeletePixie's Great Uncle aka Old Retired Petty Officer
I'm glad you liked it! "Slothful" is the word - except maybe a little disrespectful toward sloths. After all, they don't choose to be slow.
ReplyDeleteOh, and the "P" stands for "Pokey".
ReplyDeleteAt least glaciers don't have a political calculus attached to their movements.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm sure that the sailors and Marines he addressed were all able to extrapolate that if it were THEM that he sent into harm's way, he would send backup, if he felt like it, in a year or so. Once he finished thinking about it. Of course, that whole thinking thing is soooooo hard to fit into the party and vacation schedule.
ReplyDeleteOf course, delaying his decision until after elections in Virgina and NY-23 is totally coincidental.
ReplyDeleteOf course.
"I have not yet begun to fight!" -- Bari al Taqqiyah
ReplyDelete"Well don't you think you shoud F******G START! They're shooting at us over here, A******E!" -- Anonymous USMC gunny
Meanwhile, back at ground zero, we lost another eight brave souls today.
ReplyDeleteEverything President Obiwon does is calculated to the last tick of political expediency. Everything. And He is so Marvelous that the American people will never notice. Uh huh.
ReplyDelete"Unless, of course, you're already over there waiting for back-up. Then it's just your tough luck."
ReplyDeleteGreat line! Thanks.