{"id":2011,"date":"2010-08-31T08:19:45","date_gmt":"2010-08-31T13:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2010-08-31T08:23:34","modified_gmt":"2010-08-31T13:23:34","slug":"will-obama-out-bs-bush-on-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/31\/will-obama-out-bs-bush-on-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Obama Out-BS Bush on Iraq?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popcorn sales are soaring across the nation because Obama will give a live Oval Office speech tonight on the U.S. victory in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m disappointed that Obama will not be giving the speech after climbing out of a jet wearing a flight suit, like George W. did with his &#8220;Mission Accomplished&#8221; speech in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>I expect that Obama will have at least half a dozen Montana-sized howlers in his speech tonight.<\/p>\n<p>But will he out-BS Bush on Iraq?  <\/p>\n<p>Has anyone seen betting odds on this proposition?  It will not be easy, considering that Bush spent 6 years shoveling hokum on Iraq. <\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Obama has embraced most of Bush&#8217;s follies. Perhaps he can rise to this challenge as well. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popcorn sales are soaring across the nation because Obama will give a live Oval Office speech tonight on the U.S. victory in Iraq. I&#8217;m disappointed that Obama will not be giving the speech after climbing out of a jet wearing a flight suit, like George W. did with his &#8220;Mission Accomplished&#8221; speech in 2003. 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