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A Brief History of Timelines

Democrat blogger says: Timeline.
Republican blogger says: Defeatist!
Democrat blogger says: Timeline.
Republican blogger says: Traitor!
Democrat blogger says: Timeline.
Republican blogger says: Coward!
Nouri Al Maliki says: Timeline!
Republican blogger says: He doesn't mean it!
George W. Bush says: Timeline.
Republican blogger says: . . . cue crickets chirping.

Is that a tumbleweed?

Hello? Republican bloggers? Anyone out there?

This entry was posted by Michael Reynolds, on Saturday, August 23, 2008. You can leave your response.

“A Brief History of Timelines”

  1. Blogger Unknown Says:
    4:42 PM  

    Republican bloggers? Anyone out there?

    Probably not.

    FWIW, I thought the timeline was more like:

    Dem blogger: No blood for oil! (and he might use those WMD's)
    Rep blogger: Its about WMD's (and making the world safe for democracy)
    ---No WMD's found---
    Dem blogger: Lies! It's all lies! Out Now!!!
    Rep blogger: Six more months!!!
    ---a couple of years pass---
    Dem blogger: More troops!!!
    Rep blogger: Trust Rumsfeld!!!
    ---Exit Rumsfeld---
    Rep blogger: More troops!!!
    Dem blogger: Quagmire!!!
    ---troops escalation begins
    Dem blogger: Civil War is not our problem!!! Out NOW!!!
    Rep blogger: Stay the course!!! Six more months!!!
    Obama says: Timeline 16 months. Surge is failing!!!
    Bush says: Surge is working. No Timeline!!!
    Dem bloggers: War is lost!!! Timeline!!! Out NOW!!!
    Rep bloggers: Surge is working (well, maybe it is). No Timeline!!!
    ---surge appears to be working---
    Obama: Timeline!!! (Same one as before)
    Al Maliki: Timeline!!! (a new one)
    Bush: Timeline!!! (an even newer one)
    Dem blogger: Obama's timeline!!!
    Rep blogger: Bush's timeline!!!

    Toss in epithets of "Traitor!" "Chickenhawk!" "Blood-thirsty" "Defeatist," etc., wherever and whenever.
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