The World Turned Upside Down, Again.
Maureen Dowd follows Frank Rich’s lead as the left re-positions itself to bash Bush on Saudi Arabia.
Making the case for going to war in the Middle East to veterans on Monday, the vice president said that “our goal would be . . . a government that is democratic and pluralistic, a nation where the human rights of every ethnic and religious group are recognized and protected.”
O.K., I’m on board. Let’s declare war on Saudi Arabia! Let’s do “regime change” in a kingdom that gives medieval a bad name.
By overthrowing the Saudi monarchy, the Cheney-Rummy-Condi-Wolfy- Perle-W. contingent could realize its dream of redrawing the Middle East map.
Once everyone realizes that we’re no longer being hypocrites, coddling a corrupt, repressive dictatorship that sponsors terrorism even as we plot to crush a corrupt, repressive dictatorship that sponsors terrorism, it will transform our relationship with the Arab world.
The blogosphere doesn’t particularly care for her, but if the Democrats follow up the thinking at the NYT, then what’s bad for George will be good for America. Plus, it’ll give Bill another reason to vote Democrat.
I predict the meme shows up in a Democratic presidential candidate by the end of next week, unless McCain beats them to it.
Update: Oxblog agrees with Maureen. In other news, cold front enters Gehenna
