It’s Easier When You’ve Got Media Support
A left-wing blog has caught Bush in another hypocritical weaseling that the mainstream media isn’t commenting on. Bush’s current rant:
It has now been 57 days since I requested that Congress pass emergency funds for our troops. Instead of passing clean bills that fund our troops on the front lines, the House and Senate have spent this time debating bills that undercut the troops.
The “Liberal” media runs stories like “Bush Berates Dems Over Iraq War Funding,” “Bush: Democrats irresponsible for approving war bills,” and “Military readiness will suffer if Congress doesn’t send clean war bill, Bush says.” Most push Bush’s message at the top, and some push it throughout the articles, giving short thrift to the Democratic response.
Note Bush’s emphasis that it’s been 57 days.
But none show what Think Progress found with a simple check into the records: Bush allowed much longer delays from Republican congresses without complaint–and even praised them. In 2005, the Republican congress waited 86 days to pass supplemental funding. Bush didn’t complain. In 2005, it took Republicans in Congress 119 days–and when Bush got the funding then, he “applauded” them.
How is Bush’s hypocrisy playing the in “Liberal” media? Aside from Think Progress, not a peep.
Meanwhile, the media continues to amplify Bush’s attacks on Pelosi for making a congressional trip to Syria (“Sending delegations hasn’t worked. It’s just simply been counterproductive”), but it took Think Progress and Josh Marshall to point out that Bush at the same time helped a Republican congressional delegation make the same trip.

In the words of the great Adam Sandler, imitating Bill Cosby on Saturday night live: “Flippin Floppin Flappen, Floppin Flippin,” pause, “Flippin Flappin Floppin, Flap, Flip, Floppen. ”