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Monday, May 09, 2005Evil Rumsfeldian ManeuveringFor the last couple days, the New York Times and others had chortled not so silently about the "successful" Bush-Putin meetings. While they hadn't necessarily made it explicit, the coverage left little doubt that they did not see the talks as successful. As speculation grew about Bush's effectiveness in the world, though, a surprise was in store. This morning, once again, the Bush team showed that if it can't manage the world, it can manage the press. Questioning the chipper remarks about the Bush-Putin meeting, a New York Times reporter got a question in response to his question: "Are you implying that there isn't a multilateral solution here?" The reporter knew at once that he'd been had, but no one was prepared for what happened next. Standing before a crowd of reporters in the White House press room, the President of the United States tore away a putty mask, revealing that he was in fact Donald Rumsfeld. "I told you multilateralism would never work," the Defense Secretary cackled. "There are known unknowns and unknown unknowns. But there's one known known: multilateralism with thugs will only get you cheated and conned. And that's why we're going it alone from now on!" The Times reporter might have been cheered by his scoop, but he was too crushed by the shattering of his Weltanschaung to derive any joy from the moment. At press time, he was being led away for counseling. Speaking from his ranch in Crawford, Texas, the actual President said, "A putty mask! That's pretty funny. I knew I could count on Rummy." The President then turned away to resume his meeting with the Trilateral Commission. "About oil prices..." he was heard to say before the door was closed... 
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