First Round

Bad Posturing

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ith all the posturing corn-
charge of child porn possession. And
ing from both Democratic
when his laptop, containing all the
and Republican camps, one evidence, disappeared, he was freed on
would think that the Foley-Capitol Hill
Oct 5.
page scandal is a political issue, like
One day later, while riding in a limo
the war in Iraq, health care and Social
in San Francisco with two producers
Security.
from Good Morning America, Karr
If you're a Democratic leader like
stopped the car, wandered onto the
Nancy Pelosi, you're gloating, promot-
school grounds of the Convent of the
ing yourself and citing the Republican's
Sacred Heart, where he once was a
control of the government as another
teacher's aide, and peeked in the win-
example of the "culture of corruption."
dows.
If you're a Republican leader like
Police were called, and ABC canceled
House speaker Dennis
the planned interview.
Hastert, you're downplaying
You'll probably find him
the fact that you had long
next season on Dancing
known about the congress-
with the Pedophiles, a
man's indiscretions but
Michael Jackson produc-
ignored them.
tion.
Instead, you take a shot
at ABC News for breaking
Vegas Rules
the story because the liberal
In a scene from the movie
media and some Democratic
The Godfather, Michael
leaders also knew about the
Corleone makes an "offer"
story in advance, too; but
to buy out Las Vegas casi-
they were waiting until clos-
no owner Moe Greene.
er to the election to go public. In effect,
cc... you're all done," Greene
you're becoming the Oliver Stone of the responds. "The Corleone family don't
House of Representatives by assuming
even have that kind of muscle any-
that blabbermouth politicians and the
more."
press can keep a lid on anything.
I thought of that quote when I heard
If you're John Q. Voter, you're shaking
President Bush give his Oct. 9 statement
your head and thinking one thing: Why on North Korea's nuclear test the night
gloat or cover for a pedophile? just shut
before.
up and lock him up!
"The United States condemns this
While the mess gets sorted out, Foley provocative ace,' Bush said sternly. "And
should take a lesson from one of his
we will continue to protect ourselves
new non-congressional colleagues, John and our interests:'
Mark Karr of JonBenet Ramsey fame,
He cited conversations with lead-
and take some meetings with television ers in China, South Korea, Russia
executives after rehab.
and Japan, who agreed that the test
Karr played our criminal justice
deserves "an immediate response by
system and the media like a piano last
the United Nations Security Council."
week.
Looking at the state of our military
In August, he freed himself from a
— weary soldiers in Iraq fighting with
Thai authorities while in jail for a child
broken-down equipment — a thought
molestation charge by claiming to have
crossed my mind. We know how Bush
killed 6-year-old JonBenet 10 years ago. feels about the U.N. If he thought he
Colorado authorities, eager for the
had "muscle," he'd send a show of force
media spotlight, fetched the slightly
like an aircraft carrier to bolster the
built, extremely creepy Karr before
troops stationed in South Korea, then
doing any preliminary DNA tests.
tell the Security Council what to do, not
Karr got a business class flight home, just depend on diplomacy.
complete with prawns and cham-
But I could be wrong. After all, didn't
pagne. While held in an isolation cell
Moe Greene get shot in the eye?
with three square meals, his DNA was
checked.
When the test results proved him a
liar, he was sent to California to await
Harry Kirsbaum's e-mail address is
trial for jumping bail on a previous
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