Bugs Bunny Tactics

I think I figured out Bush’s strategy in defending his illegal wiretaps. See, he was watching some old Warner Brothers cartoons over Cheerios the other day, and he saw the old “duck season/rabbit season” episode where Bugs Bunny gets Daffy Duck to say it’s duck season so Elmer Fudd will shoot Daffy.

He said “Wow, that’s genius! Thanks, Bugs!” and went to work on the public.

Bush: “My wiretaps are legal!”
Public: “No, they’re illegal.”
“Legal!”
“Illegal!”
“Legal!”
“Illegal!”
“Illegal!”
“Legal!”
“Illegal!”
“They’re legal, Mr. President! You keep it up!”
“Okey-doke.”
“D’oh!”

Of course, when that doesn’t work, he’ll just keep backpedaling, accuse detractors of supporting terror, and crucify a scapegoat.

Not to mention make incomprenhensible statements –

“The NSA program is one that listens to a few numbers, called from the outside of the United States and of known al-Qa’ida or affiliate people,” Mr Bush said. “In other words, the enemy is calling somebody and we want to know who they’re calling and why. And that seems to make sense to me.”

– that the White House has to “clarify” for him:

The White House later put out a statement clarifying Mr Bush’s remarks, saying only phone calls going to and originating from the US were being monitored.