Paula Abdul has, in essence, got off scot free for sleeping with that American Idol kid. Beyond a few carefully-worded denials and attempts to make light of the situation, she (or her handlers) figured out that it would all blow over. And sure enough, it did, by relentlessly sticking to talking points ("He's only doing this to promote his album!") and dishing up red herrings ("He picked out his own clothes!")
Replace "Paula Abdul" with "President Bush" and "sleeping with that American Idol kid" with "recklessly invading Iraq," and it's no wonder where her rebuttal strategy came from. From talking point discipline to red herring buffets, Dubya preceded Paula move for move, with a verbal prowess that would shame MC Skat Kat.
And yet despite so many unanswered questions, the world has moved on, even for the main players in this analogy. Just look at today's headlines:
- Former 'Idol' Contestant Clark Busted In Alleged Food Fight
- Abdul urges tough nail salon standards
- Bush cites 9/11 in plea for Iraq support (he's making a new argument, right??)
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