Reply #32: It was my immediate thought: Jebby's lookin' presidential

[Hekate]

Jerk. If you're a VIP and want to lend your influence to an event you let it be known up front who you are, rather than displaying false (very false) modesty -- it's just good manners. In this case, he should never have introduced himself as "Jeb." It's not the county fair.

100% better would have been some version of: "I'm Governor Bush, and my brother the President of the US has sent me in his stead to show his deep concern for your people, offer his assistance, and bring back a personal report to him on conditions here. How can we help?"

I used to have a lot of respect for Powell (I didn't know about the My Lai cover up until I started hanging out with the VFP, and boy do they remember) -- but the longer he remains the Mouth of Sauron the worse he gets. I think it's the fact he's living a lie in service to liars that's starting to show in these slip-ups.

How long, O Lord, how long? Remove this plague of boils, we beseech thee!

Hekate