President Bush’s “Alternative interrogation” opens doors for all of us

By coming out an admitting the U.S. used secret prisons, President George W. Bush showed a confidence normally only found in politicians who don’t have to worry about being elected again.

But by admitting that the U.S. used “alternative” interrogation methods, that he insisted weren’t torture, he quite possibly changed the landscape of what all men can get away with when describing bad things.

This is far beyond debating the meaning of the word “is.” No, the use of the word “alternative” has a possibility of catching on around the nation in a big way. Kind of like “Where’s the beef?”

Is it possible that Troy Lee Gentry acted in an “alternative” way when he shot a caged bear?

Did Enron practice “alternative” accounting practices?

Did Tony Soprano find an “alternative” working relationship with Big Pussy?

This should be word we hear a lot about in the coming months. I see a lucrative and busy future for the word “Alternative,” which should peak right about the time Bush and his PNAC masters find an “alternative” to congress to get them into a war with Iran.

Ok, I overstated that. I should say, until they find an “alternative” to peace in Iran.

–WKW