Terror Quiz

So it seems the putz tapped to be the next chair of the House Intelligence Committee bungled an on air pop quiz. You know, answering that Al-Qaeda is mostly Shi'a when it is supposedly mostly Sunni. The implication of course, is that he is not qualified for the job.

And maybe he is not qualified to have the job. But since when are we concerned about qualifications? In Florida Jeb Bush was elected to be Governor - and what qualifications did he have? Well he did have that great experience from his days dealing with S&L institutions. Jeb's loan default only cost taxpayers $4,000,000 - a paltry amount compared to his brother Neil Bush who was running a S&L that went belly up to the tune of $1.6 BILLION in tax money. Ever wonder why they keep brother Neil in the closet so to speak? People might remember.

Jeb held no public office before his bid for Governor. What he was involved with in the private sector did not do so great. Same for George Bush. There are a whole string of belly up companies and lost investment money between the Bush brothers.

But who cares about all that. Failed businesses and loan defaults that had to be covered with tax payer money are EXCELLENT qualifications! Hell, I wish I could default on some multi million dollar loans and run a few banks into the ground! I know I could do it if I were only given the chance! I know I could also sign up for National Guard duty then skip out on it! And I can get arrested for DUI in Maine! I know I can! If I only had the chance to prove myself!

Lastly, I wonder how the current President would have done on a quiz in 2000. Or 2004. Or for that matter, today! Who would have ever thought that Iraq would fall apart once the minority who were oppressing the majority were driven out? Did Bush even know there were Sunnis and Shi'a Muslims in Iraq? And if he did, what the hell made him think that would get along?

But that is not important. Qualifications did not matter back then in the stone age epoch of 2000 - 2005 AD. But now they count.

Of course, because the report about the candidate for the committee chair came from the "liberal media", it is probably false. The man probably got all the questions correct. They just wanted to inject their liberal bias and spin the story. The man is probably a saint and highly qualified to be the chair of the Intelligence Committee. This must be a liberal media inspired personal attack on the man's reputation.