Lots Of Laughter

clipped from pajamasmedia.com JJA:  So they went all out to get to the bottom of the plot against us.  They played Jack Bauer for once.  And it worked.  They were proud, they felt they’d done a really good thing, which they had. ML:  Haha, I get it… JJA:  Yes, I see that you do.  So they were punished for the one thing they did well, the interrogations.  And they got slammed by the very people they were avidly helping. ML:  It’s the same politics as before, actually.  Because the “blame Bushitlercheney” theme is very important to the new administration… JJA:  Exactly, and the new crowd couldn’t accept the notion that one aspect of the war was done well, and did good.  They had to demonize somebody, that somebody was of course Bush, and the CIA got trapped in the middle, despite its hatred of Bush and fondness for the Democrats. ML:  And the ultimate irony is that Cheney, their bete noire, is now their most effective defender. JJA:  Yes, lots of laughter on Cloud Nine.