[quote name='mykevermin']Did I say I disliked him?
I said I fall short of wishing he rest in peace. Which is just an empty phrase used to convey respect for the recently departed. Am I suddenly an asshole for failing to fulfill that obligation of reverence for the dead?
P'shaw. Tens of thousands dead in Iraq and we don't bat an eye; hundreds killed annually on the interstate and we bitch about being late for work - death is a reality of life, and I'm not going to put on a front and say that I'm upset that Tony Snow passed away. I'm not excited by it, either - I thought, for a lying conservative hack, he was much, much classier in his approach than most people. But that means not that I revel in his demise, nor does it mean I am saddened by it.
Short version: Tony Snow's death happened. I recognize that, but I'm not going to put up a false pretense that I'm bothered by it.[/quote]
numbers show over 700,000 iraqis are dead now.