It seems that Congressional Probe of NSA Spying Is in Doubt. "They attributed the shift to last week's closed briefings given by top administration officials to the full House and Senate intelligence committees, and to private appeals to wavering GOP senators by officials, including Vice President Cheney."
So it seems that the $1.6 billion the administration spent on advertising was unnecessary. They seem very effective just talking by themselves. Then again, I think talking to Cheney is a little scarier now. Pat Leahy joked that he got off easy, referring to when Cheney told him to go fuck himself in June 2004.
I can't believe I found a personal injury lawyer using this reference I thought of: "If you were a fan of television in the '70s, there is a great Happy Days episode directly on point: Richie Cunningham was being picked on by a bully. Fonzie revealed his secret to why he rarely got into fights: Sound tough, act tough, and people will think you are tough. Stand up to the bully, Fonzie told Ritchie, and he will back down. Ritchie prepared to fight the bully but the bully did not back down. Ritchie asked Fonzie why the bully was not backing down. Fonzie comically told Ritchie that he forgot to tell him one thing: once in his life, he would have had to hit someone for the 'act tough, sound tough strategy' to work." Maybe Cheney could have just gotten a new wallet instead of shooting someone to prove he's tough.
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That is funny about the Happy Days episode. Perhaps US policy will now be based on Happy Days episodes....the US is Fonzy, Richie is Canada, and Potsy is ...no wait, I am getting this all wrong. Maybe Cheney's hunting accident is the "Jump the Shark" episode of the Bush Administration.
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