President Wile E. Coyote

I thought Bill Maher saying Bush's obliviously optimistic comments about the situation in Iraq reminded him of Bagdhad Bob ("the guy who said 'there are no Americans here' as American tanks rolled in behind him") was classic but tonight Chris Matthews nailed it on Hardball. He likened Bush to Wile E. Coyote:

It seems like one of those cartoon characters that walks off a cliff and hasn't looked down yet and therefore hasn't fallen.