Some cheap ridicule

[blufive]

This morning, I had the misfortune to channel-hop into David Frost's interview with President Bush. Luckily, I was able to channel-hop out again before the urge to throw things at the screen became overwhelming. I have this problem watching most political interviews, which is why I rarely do so (TVs are too expensive to break on a weekly basis).

However, one thing stuck in my mind: how did a man with such an incredibly self-satisfied smirk get to be a popular politician?

I mean, I thought Tony Blair and Michael Howard looked smug, but every single time he was on screen and not talking, GWB looked like a cat that had cornered the world dairy produce market, outlawed dogs AND set up a lucrative farm breeding small rodents that can't run very fast.

Comments

Smug? Me?

[michaelhoward.livejournal.com]

GWB looked like a cat that had cornered the world dairy produce market, outlawed dogs AND set up a lucrative farm breeding small rodents that can't run very fast.

I believe he has.

[replyhazy.livejournal.com]

Very well put, but SO insulting to cats...

[blufive.livejournal.com]

Hey, any cat that accomplished all that lot would have earned the right to look smug.

Bush, on the other hand...

[replyhazy.livejournal.com]

I have a very old yellowed cartoon on my fridge that is captioned, "Why Cats Have Never Taken Over the World." It shows a bunch of cats in a boardroom. The leader asks, "Take over the world, or nap?" "Nap!" "Nap!" "Nap!" each votes, raising a paw.