We Need Fewer “Deciders,” More “Editors”
Goddammit, New York Times, what is this, some sort of weird Sunday Styles relationship trend piece about a 2nd-rate Bushism we made fun of last week? This is cookie-cutter “women be different from men” bullshit! You just added the word “decider” and stuck it in the Washington section to mock us! What the hell?
It seems the president, who thought he was simply fending off pressure to dismiss Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld — “I’m the decider, and I decide what’s best,” he said, adding that he had no intention of letting Mr. Rumsfeld go — has unwittingly added to the lexicon of marital relations.
NO HE HASN’T AND YOUR STUPID ANECDOTE ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS DOES NOT PROVE OTHERWISE DAMMIT.
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Okay, this doesn't really have anything to do with this post, but I don't care. I saw a guy on the Metro reading Jimmy Carter's book this morning, and I thought to myself, I bet that guy's a eunuch.
I new a guy in law school once, and he liked Jimmy Carter. When he got married after the bar exam, he changed his last name. I'm just say'n.
by Chris on 04/26/06 10:14 AM
It's a pretty crappy story, that. But I can't blame the Times really. Look at the other stories Steinhauer has had to work on--immigration, displaced Katrina-victim stories...oh wait, a story on "cheap lunches," one on the Yonkers Raceway. Meh, the life of a metro and part-time national reporter, I guess.
by Andrew W on 04/26/06 11:12 AM
When Bush said "I'm the decider" he sounded like he was doing a letter-perfect impression of D.W., the animated aardvark, saying "You're not the boss of me, Arthur Reed."
by David in DC on 04/26/06 11:26 AM
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