Reply #76: When the President's mouthpiece went on "The News Hour" tonight to reinforce the meme that... [View All]

the President's #1 duty is to protect the troops (yes, he did say that), I was having alternating flashbacks of every lying, talking head from BushCo and every teacher I ever had from 2nd grade on who tried to teach their charges about the Constitution and government. I despise glib liars.

Oh, and maybe Mr. Obama needs to take the oath of office for a third time, 'cause it doesn't seem as though he was listening the first two. Hell, maybe he could just ask his daughters to explain the job to him. The older one should have a decent grasp on what constitutes the job of the President. At the very least, "protecting the troops" likely wouldn't make her top 100 list.

I'm not (yet) quite as disappointed as I was when Bill Clinton decided it would be good strategy to debate the definition of "is", but I've had enough lies and cover-ups for an entire lifetime.