THE WAR OF BUSH'S LIP

What's your opinion about Rummy boy, aka Bush's lip? The other day the liberal columnist Nicholas Kristof surprised himself by "Sticking Up for Rumsfeld." He wrote that demands for Rummy boy's resignation struck him as "unfair and premature," even though he has "presided over the most foolish conflict since the War of Jenkins' Ear in the 18th century."

(Don't remember that war? It pitted England against Spain over territorial claims in the southern colonies and got its name from Robert Jenkins, the master of the British ship Rebecca, who claimed his ear had been cut off by Spanish guards. The carefully preserved ear was shown in the British Parliament and became a rallying point for anti-Spanish propagandists.)

At any rate, the online liberal advocacy group moveon.org not only wants Rummy boy fired. It has written a script for a TV ad promoting that point of view and is asking the public to help put the ad on the air. Here's the script:

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Why hasn't George Bush fired this man?

You remember moveon.org's Bush in 30 seconds political campaign ad contest, doncha? Remember the winner, "Child's Pay," which was meant to air during the Super Bowl but wasn't allowed to? And the runner-up, "What are we teaching our children?" And the funniest ad, "If Parents Acted Like Bush"? And the best animated ad, "What I Been Up To ..."? And the best youth ad, "Bring It On"?

If you don't, just click the links. We offer them as an antidote to tonight's free White House ad, excuse me, presidential speech.