Barney issues a statement
“You want a frined in Washington? Get a dog.” — Harry S. Truman.
“I Will Not Withdraw Even If Laura And Barney Are The Only Ones Supporting Me.” — George W Bush
I guess this is appropriate enough, seeing as Bush has taken to compare himself to Truman as of late, which is that Bush has taken to fancy himself an Unpopular President who History Will Vindicate. It’s sort of neat that we have a new multi-faceted use for Truman in politics — Truman has traditionally been the province of dead-end presidential bids assuring the people that they’re going to pull off another Truman 1948 upset.
My sense of Barney is that he’s a safe figure for Bush to cite, because he doesn’t have any platform to voice an opinion with. Except the annual Christmas-time web feature “Barney Cam”.
Wait a miniute, though. Did you see this year’s Barney Cam? It’s like it was produced by Michael Moore! Such vitrol! I’m particularly stricken by the scene where he pees on Donald Rumsfeld’s foot. This is a sure sign that Bush is indeed taking Barney’s opinions into consideration, Rumsfeld having been fired.
But wait