Eerie Oval Office Eagle Shadow

George W. "I really can walk & chew gum at the same time! Really!" Bush held a not-so-chatty, 10 minute tea party for the big kids (former Secs. of State and Defense), during which he pretended to care about their opinions of his Iraq war. The sole reason for this Meet & Greet was, of course, the photo op. (We all know George W. would rather clear brush on his Potemkin Pig Farm than consult anyone on any topic other than Condi and Karl.)

Former Secretary of State, Colin Powell, said nothing. (More on this a bit later.)

Madeleine Albright, however, spoke up...

Madeleine Albright was a bit riled after hearing an exceedingly upbeat 40-minute briefing to 13 living former secretaries of state and defense about how well things are going in Iraq. Saying the war in Iraq was "taking up all the energy" of President Bush's foreign policy team, she asked Mr. Bush whether he had let nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea spin out of control, and Latin America and China policy suffer by benign neglect.

"I can't let this comment stand," Mr. Bush shot back, telling Ms. Albright and the rare assembly of her colleagues, who reached back to the Kennedy White House, that his administration "can do more than one thing at a time." --snip--

Then the entire group was herded the Oval Office for what he called a "family picture."

And what a "family picture" it was. check out the shadow on the Oval Office carpet (not Photoshopped!):




Gee, that shadow looks familiar!




Hm.

As for that whole "Colin Powell said nothing" deal...

Qui tacet consentire videtur - He who is silent appears to consent.

Case closed.


File this under: Never underestimate the power of the press to underestimate the public's need to know the whole story, damn it!

And never underestimate the ability of a blogger with a master's in German to see coincidental truths in BushCo Oval Office carpet shadows.