BEGALA AWARD NOMINEE

“The situation we’re in right now [with regards to Iraq] looks something like this: Imagine you’ve got a sick child in serious need of medical attention. You could take him to the hospital yourself but it’s hours away over some difficult roads. You decide to bring in the pros. You call an ambulance, hand over your sick child over to them, and tell them to be careful! Now fast-forward a few hours. They’re almost to the hospital. But a few problems have cropped up along the way. Before hitting the road, the ambulance driver went and downed a quick six-pack. He scraped up half a dozen cars getting out of the liquor store parking lot. On the way to the hospital – in a mix of drunkenness and zeal – he’s already hit two cars and four pedestrians. Now they’re being chased by cops from two different counties. And there’s a lynch mob on their trail looking for revenge for the trashed cars and mowed-down relatives.” – Josh Marshall, likening the Bush administration to drunk-drivers, The Hill.