White House pushes back on Iraq report

File under NO SHIT! The Goddamn GAO is coming at Bush's bubble world with a fucking pin.

Are you getting tired of the Bush administration? If not you aren't paying attention.

The Government Accounting Office (GAO), which is the only bureaucracy in Washington I trust, came out with their non-partisan assessment of the progress in Iraq and (ready for this?), Bushies didn't like it! Which can mean only one thing, they're gonna fucking strong arm the GAO to water it down.

An independent assessment concluding that Iraq has made little political progress in recent months despite an influx of U.S. troops drew fierce objections from the White House on Thursday and provided fresh ammunition for Democrats who want to bring troops home.

So its independent. Got it, but...

A draft report by the Government Accountability Office concluded Iraq has satisfied three of 18 benchmarks set by Congress and partially met two others, a senior administration official said Thursday. None of those are the high-profile political issues such as passage of a national oil revenue sharing law that the Bush administration has said are critical to Iraq's future.

Uh, they're our criteria and they haven't been met, but...

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations that included lengthy meetings Thursday at the White House. The GAO may alter some of its findings in response to administration arguments, one official said.

I personally hope the folks at the GAO grab their balls and tell Bushco to go fuck themselves. They did their job. Stand by the report. There are other jobs out there and Bush won't be around that much longer.

I have a response to this whole story. Its as civil as I can be about Bush. Fuck him and the horse he rode in on. Sorry.

Ouch! Splinters, splinters. Forget the horse.

Note: All emphasis dès moi.

Via Yahoo! News.