Bizarre George

OK, there's no direct George Bush in here, just his administration:

"The report had real consequences," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Monday. "People have lost their lives. Our image abroad has been damaged. There are some who are opposed to the United States and what we stand for who have sought to exploit this allegation. It will take work to undo what can be undone."

No, no, he's not talking about the faulty reports of WMD and an imminent attack from Iraq (which has cost many thousands of lives). He's talking about that troublesome Newsweek story, which spurred rioting that has resulted in more than a dozen deaths. I'm certainly not defending Newsweek (if, in fact, the story is untrue), I'm just wondering where the indignation is for, you know, that other thing.

McLellan also weighed in on the Uzbekistan problem:

"The people of Uzbekistan want to see a more democratic government, but that should come through peaceful means, not through violence."

I believe he said this without a hint of irony. Because, you know, that other thing has its own web pages.

So, in retrospect, over the last couple of days we have:
* Alternative energy = good
* People dying due to faulty reporting = bad
* Using force to institute democracy = bad
* Admission of wrongdoing = nonexistant