Dowd at Her Worst
Is there anybody out there who
finds this witty?
Some of the same advisers who filled Mr. Bush's brain with sugary visions of a quick and painless Iraq makeover did mean the speech to be literal; they are drawing up military options for the rest of the Middle East. Once again, the lovable and malleable president seems to be soaking up the martial mind-set of those around him, almost like ... a sponge.
SpongeBush SquarePants!
One of the key elements of humor is surprise. Dowd demonstrates continually that she has no concept of this fact.