Sunday, September 25, 2005

The Poetry Of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Part 3::::::That's Life


On NATO

You may think it's something
I ought to know,
But I happen not to.
That's life.
---o0o---
(July 9, 2003)



On Reporters

If you do something,
Somebody's not going
To agree with it.
That's life.
---o0o---
(Feb. 19, 2003)



On The Budget [1]

If you do anything,
Someone's not going
To like it and
That's life.
---o0o---
[1] May 7, 2002. Yes, he did say nearly the identical
thing a year later, about reporters.



On Leaks

Look bumpy? Sure.
But you pick up
And go on.
That's life.
---o0o---
(May 17, 2002)



On Democracy

People elected
Those people to office.
That's what they think, and
That's life.
---o0o---
(Feb. 20, 2003)



On People

They're going to have
Some impact on
What happens in that country
And that's not wrong.
That's life.
---o0o---
(Nov. 16, 2001)



On Criticism

It makes it complicated.
Sometimes, it makes
It difficult.
That's life.
---o0o---
(Sept. 11, 2003)
---o0o---

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

The guy is a real piece of work. All this nattering makes you think he's kind of a nice guy. He's not.

That's life.

El Snoozo said...

One day he's gonna come out and say

"That's Life.
That's what all the people say.
You're ride'n high in April,
shot down in May.

But I won't let it,
let it get me down.

Cause this fine old world,
it keeps spinnin round."

At that moment you will hear a slight sound, almost like someone rolling around in a wooden box.

Stephen Clarke-Willson, Ph.D. said...

Did he really give someone the finger?

Keekee Brummet said...

I don't think so! It looks like a photoshop job. Hey--I figure he may not have given the finger per se, but he was thinking it!