Not My Fault!

David Niewert:

It’s not my fault! cried the Republican.

It’s not my fault that I shot one of my hunting partners, says Dick Cheney. It’s his fault.

It’s not my fault the invasion of Iraq is turning into a nightmare, says Donald Rumsfeld. It’s those evildoers!

It’s not my fault that we outed the identity of a valuable CIA operative involved in weapons of mass destruction proliferation, says Karl Rove. It was, um, um, um ... Lewis Libby! Yeah!

It’s not my fault that FEMA so badly bungled the response to Hurricane Katrina, says Michael Brown. It’s those local Democrats!

It’s not my fault there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, says Condoleezza Rice. It’s the CIA’s fault!

It’s not my fault we ignored official warnings and were asleep at the wheel on Sept. 11, says George W. Bush and the whole cabal. It’s Bill Clinton's fault!

Ah yes. It’s a refrain we’ve come to know so well: The Buck Stops There.

Over at Factesque:

If we didn’t already know it before yesterday, Cheney’s shooting of his hunting partner has put this administration’s defining characteristic directly in the spotlight: These people take responsibility for nothing that they do or fail to do.

• Nobody could have imagined that people would fly a plane into a skyscraper.
• Nobody could have known that bin Laden was a threat.
• Nobody could have captured him at Tora Bora.
• Nobody could have anticipated that the levees would fail.
• Nobody could have expected deadly mine disasters resulting from lax regulation of the industry.