Swan on "W."

On Friday, I saw "W.", directed by Oliver Stone. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised, and found what most people were saying were true. It was fairly even-handed in its depiction of a yet unfinished figure in world history.

It was less politically motivated than one liberal or conservative might think. In fact, being a pseudo-expert in psychology, there was one blaring theme present: Daddy issues. Apparently Bush wants his father to accept him like Jeb, and whether or not Junior could live up to Senior. That was the underlying drama for the 2 hours, instead of just a documentary done by actors.

The only political tickings they showed was the lead up to the Iraq war, from about the fall of 2002 to about 2004, before the election. Pretty much everything was how I believed it to be, from watching news and everything for the last 2 years. It was almost a mea culpa, but fell short, as there was only one person to admit there were no WMDs.

Josh Brolin, Richard Dreyfus, Jeffery Wright, and Thandie Newton overall were the best representations of their characters. Dreyfus was chilling as Cheney and Newton was almost Condy to a T. But the shining impersonation was Brolin's Bush. Probably the funniest moments were when he threw in some Bushisms.

Pretty much, I recommend anyone left, right or center to see this movie. It's nothing too ground-breaking, but what can we ask for when talking about Bush?

But speaking of Colin Powell, today on Meet the Press he had some great things to say:


I especially like the part of about Muslims. "So what..." is exactly right Mr. Secretary.