Reports are trickling that a plot by Al Qaeda to assassinate Jimmy Carter was foiled the other day.
I love the word “foiled,” it’s so Scooby-Doo. And if you look at Al Quaeda’s history, it’s just one screw-up after another — I could totally imagine an episode where Velma yanks off some dude’s beard to reveal Osama Bin Laden (with another beard underneath). “I would have gotten away with it too if it weren’t for you meddling kids.” To hell with Batman vs Osama, I wanna see Daphne in harem pants on Robot Chicken.
Notable that the one plot that didn’t get foiled — the big one — happened on Bush/Cheney’s watch. They were even warned; it’s bewildering that so many people seemed to think that they were better-equipped to defend our nation than Kerry. A stoner and a talking dog could have done a better job.
