He's This, He's That, and He's Distinctly the Other, Too

As I've listened on and off today of the breathless reporting that Osama's #2, the former acclaimed pediatrician turned Islamic revolutionary Al-Zawahiri, may be cornered, I've heard again and again this administration demonstrating their flip-floppability.

At times, Osama is the world's most wanted. At other times, he's "so diminished as to really not be too terribly important anymore". Then he's Global Villain #1 again before he's back being "minimalized". All uttered by this administration at different times over 2 1/2 years.

The same is true with Al Zawahiri and with Al Qaeda itself. Several times, the president and various members of this administration have said we've almost wiped out Al Qaeda and the Taliban is no more. Today, we're hearing how Al Qaeda will be crippled if Al Zawahiri is captured and that we're launching new offensives on the Taliban. But if both - as we were told before - practically no longer exist, why would we need to kill them again?

Geez. Pick a lie and stick with it for five consecutive minutes, OK?