Disconnect

I just don't understand how you can be so disconnected from reality, but this article from the New York Times shows the White House is clearly experiencing a lack of understanding of the situation in Iraq. From the Times:

President Bush said Sunday he was encouraged by the progress toward forming a unity government in Iraq and asked Americans to remember the sacrifice of troops on the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion.

"I encourage the Iraqi leaders to continue to work hard to get this government up and running," Bush said from the South Lawn of the White House after returning from a weekend at Camp David. "I'm encouraged by the progress."

Progress? They recently met for a half hour, once. What the hell kind of progress is that?

Of course, Cheney also chimes in to prove he can appear equally disconnected from reality. Also from the Times:

Cheney said he did not think optimistic statements that he has made about the war have contributed to Americans' skepticism about the war. For instance, the vice president predicted that invading U.S. troops would be greeted as liberators and then said 10 months ago that the insurgency is in its last throes, even though violence still rages. Cheney said the optimistic statements "were basically accurate, reflect reality."

Basically accurate? Please, you've got to be joking. If that's basically accurate, then so is the fact that I have a fourteen inch cock.