But... but.. but... George Bush...

We heard the ridiculously lame "But... but.. but... John McCain..." defense of John Edwards' infidelity and lying, but did you hear the "But... but.. but... George Bush..." defense?

No?

Well check this out, this one is even better. It's not just about his wife leaving him, it's also about his drinking and the MSM ignoring the story because it's from the National Enquirer. Lots of good stuff here.

First the National Enquirer's record:

...For instance, The National Enquirer had such specific details of the Edwards trip to the hotel in Beverly Hills that he could have sued them for libel if it weren't true. And as sleazy as these publications are, The Enquirer was credited with being one of the more accurate sources on the Lewinsky scandal.

Then the charges...

So it's not surprising that there's been a persistent tabloid story that the corporate establishment media has been ignoring: allegations that Laura Bush has basically decided to part company with Junior after his term of office is over again. Here are some screen shots from this week's Globe, one of the "leading" tabloids:

And finally, the evidence...

Bush held up the American flag backwards; he tapped a small U.S. flag impatiently against his thigh during the opening ceremony (a dishonoring of the flag); and he slapped the backside of a young nubile female volleyball player (no, we are not making this up):

This begs the question whether Bush had returned, in full, to his Frat boy days at Yale, including getting high on the sauce. Wonkette, for one, asked the question, "Was Bush Falling Down Drunk At Olympics?"

So you can rightfully disdain the sensationalism of the tabloids, but sometimes our guess is that on political scandals, they get closer to the truth than the corporate mainstream media -- or at least they are one step ahead of them.

Bush's behavior at the Olympics should have been a national scandal, but big media just shrugged it off as jocular good fun.

Idiots.

This is nothing new from this crowd, they also brought us these gems...

Is Bush a "Dry Drunk"? This is a Serious, Not Just a Provocative Question (clearly a serious question)

and

Bush - Stoned? Drunk? Medicated? Retarded? Presidential Tester for the Pharmaceutical Industry? You Decide........ (retarded?)

"Retarded" indeed.