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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:00 AM

The dismal state of George W. Bush

In his last annual speech to Congress, the president used Osama bin Laden to justify Iraq, bravely denounced pork-barrel spending and waxed amnesiac about Iran.

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Thursday, January 31, 2008 03:30 AM

President of the World

Here's the thing. George Bush is President of the World. That's why he's willing to start a war just about anywhere (well, maybe not North Korea). He wants missiles in Poland. He wants the damn Iranians to toe the line. This is an awesome responsibility. We ordinary Americans are not really his problem. Now we have McCain running for President of the World versus the tiny little democrats who are only running for president of the USA. I'd personally love to see a President of the USA but if McCain wins the world presidency I at least hope he doesn't screw it up as badly as Bush. However, it is darned expensive to be responsible for the entire world, but thank heavens for the Chinese being so kind as to loan us the money to pay for it. I mean we'll be repaid by the gratitude of all those who survive their liberation, right?

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 05:13 PM

@debaser

Thank you. And yes. You got the joke.

So glad some folks got a laugh from it.

Only way I can deal with this administration.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 04:59 PM

WHAT DID THE RETARDED CHIMPANZEE SAY?

WHAT did the RETARDED CHIMPANZEE George W. Bush say during his THANKFULLY LAST annual speech to congress? I guess congress had to use the "Primate's Primer" to DESCIPHER Bush's BOMBASTIC IMBECILIC PSYCHOBABBLE GOBBLEDYGOOK!!!!! One wonders how even an IRRATONAL IN-human being like Bush could SPOUT SUCH UTTER NONSENSE from his DISGUSTING MAW! I remember seeing MANY CANNY MEMBERS of congress taking 40 WINKS in the audience via the televised coverage during CHIMPya DRONING ON AND ON WITH HIS BORING, MEANINGLESS DRIVEL! So WHAT EXACTLY did the RETARDED CHIMPANZEE Bush say? It seems to have GONE IN ONE EAR and OUT THE OTHER, UNLIKE SUCH MEANINGFUL SPEECHES by the late, great John F. Kennedy, for example!

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:30 AM

A dismalogical bequest

George W. Bush has been a waxed amnesiac since the day he took himself seriously. His vaunted presidential library will soon contain the remains of this messianic leader, suitably augmented by Madam Toussaud's artists. It will be placed in a grotto, suitable for reverential visitations above the sealed vaults containing the records of changed objectives and historic successes in foreign and domestic policies.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 09:28 AM

Semantic contortion

As Bush put it, "Last month, Osama bin Laden released a tape in which he ... admitted that coalition forces are growing stronger in Iraq. Ladies and gentlemen, some may deny the surge is working, but among the terrorists there is no doubt."

Bush's writers should be jailed for cruelty to language. These sentences use words for purposes far beyond what the lord intended. It would be fun to outline them to see just where the moebius band fits together and meaning eats its own tail.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 08:53 AM

Anonymous 5:51

I never cared much for Ronald Regan. He gave great speaches that left you feeling warm and fuzzy, but then you woke up. What is trickle down economics anyway? What about evaporation? Am I supposed to believe that the ultra rich will remember their obligation to the poor and middle classes and start a business rather than buy a yacht? Give me the money they would have spent for just one million dollar birthday party and I'll never bother you again. And I never bought the whole I can't recall thing. Sure he really did have alzheimers, but world class doctors probably informed him of that years before, so he knew it was a beleivable excuse. If he was that bad off he couldn't have run the country and that was no reason for us to say "Oh, he can't remember, o.k." We should have convicted him on evidence. We Americans are too soft on corruption. We are letting the Republican party run wild. They grab power by embarrassing us with stained dresses and moldy cigars and get re-elected by slandering a war hero. Say what you will about John Kerry, but then be honest about George Bush. He killed 4000 of your fellow Americans, lost 9 billion dollars in Iraq, spent trillions more, lied over 900 times about the pre war intellegence, is still trying to get us into a war with Iran... this is just the stuff we know about. The man is a psychopath. I'm not afraid to say so because it is a free country, and maybe they'll hunt me down and kill me for saying so, but I'll be in good company. The writing was on the wall when Bush turned his back on the dozens of people throwing him a life preserver after the last election: Bush Sr., James Baker & company. The only legacy Bush should be allowed to leave is improved prison conditions which he, himself can enjoy. I'm not afraid of trying to wake everyone up to the obvious. I was sick when he was elected the first time, sick and incredulous when he was elected the second time. I wish we could rewind back to 2000 and say "Hold on just one cotton picking minute here, forget the hanging chads and the recounts, I want a brand new election!" (That would have been the only way to make up for FOX calling the election early and all the African Americans who were turned away from the polls.) And if you're honest, after everything that's happened in the last eight years, there's not one person out there who doesn't wish the same thing.

I don't hold a lot of hope out for the democrats now either. One look at that picture of Nancy Pelosi tells me she cut her back room deal long before she took impeachment off the table. And I am further ashamed to hear that democratic congressmen are suggesting that we include money in the stimulus package for the ultra rich. What is wrong with these people? I can't tollerate anyone giving hand outs to billionares when people I know are losing their houses and having trouble feeding and clothing their families. This is just further evidence that we've also lost the drug war. From now on we should have laws that state no STAR WARS missile defence plans and no man on Mars programs until everyone in this country has a home and a health care plan. Here's hoping Obama choses Edwards for his VP!!!

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