Wonkette
- MUSHARRAF HAS HAD IT: “Faced with desertions by his political supporters and the neutrality of the Pakistani military, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, an important ally of the United States, is expected to resign in the next few days rather than face impeachment charges, Pakistani politicians and Western diplomats said Thursday.” Ha, so much for that guy. Will Benazir Bhutto take over by default now? Oh right, she’s very dead. We should squeeze Mitt Romney in a little box and mail him to Pakistan and be like, “this guy’s awesome, let him take over.” That would be so great, they’d have no idea. [NYT]
Isn’t August supposed to be slow? Who’s next on the Major World Event list? North Korea?
This is terrific news. Once Musharraf is gone, there will be no more difficulties in the Pakistani government, it will be completely stable and zero corruption will be found. Islamic radicals will no longer be fighting to destabilize the government and the disputed Kashmir situation with India will be fixed and also there will be no Al Qa’ida / Taliban regrouping along the border with Afghanistan. This will fix everything.
…well I hear Iraq has an opening for a strong man dictator! I hope he updated his resume.
Fuck! Now he won’t try to start a nuclear war with India. I hope his replacement is up to the task of goading India into turning the subcontinent into a wasteland.
Yes, let Mittens lead the Pakistanis. Soon they will discover the wonders of Jell-O, Diet Rite soda, and Rice Krispie treats.
Is this another Munich?
Another nail in the coffin of Bush’s foreign policy.
Well I done read this little ditty ’bout just 20 moments ago by golly!
I’m shocked to be saying this, but honestly, I think Musharraf was better than what Pakistan has now.
Ugh I feel dirty for saying that.
Can we get Bush to do this too?
What an August! First, one country invades another with its military, notwithstanding that Robert Kagan says you can’t do this in the twenty-first century, unless you’re you-know-who. And now the toothless opposition in another country gets enough nerve to threaten the hated leader with impeachment, and he resigns. How much more bizarro world is the news going to get?
That’s some bad juju our Dubya has — if even a military dictatorship that we’re friendly with gets toppled, that has to make him the Sammy Sosa of fuckup. Speaking of which, he fucked up the Sammy Sosa opportunity too, didn’t he? He’s like the fractal geometry of fuckup — where even in the apparent successes he’s had (I’m getting hypothetical here, but bear with me) the seeds of fuckup are just waiting to explode into beautiful giant flowering fuckups. It’s like his fuckup runneth over. He’s the cornucopia of fuckup — the veritable Saudi Arabia of fuckup.
When he prays to his little god every night at 9:15 before going to bed, it must include a line like “Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of achievement, I shall fear no success, for thy fuckups are with me.” And that comforts him until he wakes in the morning and has his first fuckupacchino, then heads to the gym for a few reps of fuckuppery before he dons his fuckup and tie and gets started on the fuckups that need to be fucked up that day.
Which is why the country is so relieved every August when he goes to his fuckup ranch in Fuckup, Texas and fucks up brush for a month.
Oh, we should mail Mitt. It could turn out “Waldo Jeffers”.
SayItWithWookies: Beautiful use of fuckup.
Whoo, hoo, World War III! Whoo, hoo, World War III! Whoo, hoo, World War III!!!!
That means the rapture is near!
Thank you G.W. Bush for your wonderful leadership and your foreign policy wizardry and its obviously stabilizing influence on the world!
“The Daily Show” offered Mushie a contract to replace Jon Stewart now and then, and the offer was too good to refuse. Remember how he kept his cool when Stewart poured him tea and waited until the cup ws at his mouth to ask, “Where’s Osama bid Laden?” Sure, they were hoping for a spit-take, but Musharraf never missed a beat.
I heard Mike Gravel is on the Paki-Veepstakes short list.
SayItWithWookies: He also enjoys fucking his fuckup bike, and choking back fuckupretzels.
Fine, Pervez. Go.
You had your fifteen minutes of glamor on The Daily Show. You locked up your Supremes and murdered Benazir, your last best hope at a modicum progress.
I just have one question: does Cheney have to return your $100,000 wire transfer that helped finance the 9/11 coup d’etat?
http://crimesofthestate.blogspot.com/2007/05/pakistani-smoking-gun-of-911.html
Kill two birds with one stone. Send them Jeremiah Wright to be the new Prez.
SayItWithWookies: Magnificent. (wipes away tear)
SayItWithWookies: Bernie Mac’s passing hit you hard, huh? Me too.
SayItWithWookies: You have moved me.
You know, I believe that George W. is looking for a new job.
So Perv resigned because of a neutral military and a complete loss of political support? Geez, I wish other heads of state were so good at reading the writing on the wall.
Lionel Hutz Esq.: I say let’s impeach him over here so they don’t have to impeach him over there.
Whiskeybaby through shortsshortsshorts: Thanks — yeah something just snapped. Maybe impeachment envy. My threshold of fuckuppery is obviously getting lower.
Mitt Romney fixed the Winter Olympics so he can sure has shit roll his sleeves up and fix this mess.
We could mail the entire Chinese Women’s Gymnastics Team instead and still save a lot on shipping.
I wouldn’t count old Pervy out just yet.
Regardless of the political facade the Pakistanis put up, nothing happens in that part of the world without the approval of the military; and while his army brass buddies just might tolerate seeing him quietly given the bum’s rush, I have a feeling that, if it’s accompanied by anything less than a hefty pension and the ‘thanks of a greatful nation’, a few of these newly emboldened politicians might be reminded of what the wrong end of a Kalashnikov looks like…
Oops, sorry about all the italics… No damn preview screen. Grumble… Grumble…