An amazing event is taking place: the orderly, peaceful transfer of power. From President George W. Bush to (soon to be) President Barack Obama. From the Republican party to the Democratic party. Without guns or threat of violence. The political process works.
It’s times like this that I’m proud to be an American.
Fiscal conservatism is one of my defining issues for the remaining months. —President George W. Bush.
The only rational reaction:
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When you take a few steps back and look closely, you realize that Bush has managed both to betray conservatism and stigmatize it all at once. —Andrew Sullivan
If you believe “Bush Lied and People Died” is a good reason to vote Democrat this coming presidential election, please be consistent and vote for Barack Obama in the primary.
A North Korean Lieutenant General opened negotiations earlier today with his South Korean counterpart as follows:
Bush … goes out jogging one morning and, preoccupied with international affairs, fails to notice that a car is heading straight at him.
A group of schoolchildren pull the president away just in time, saving his life, and a grateful Bush offers them anything they want in the world as a reward.
“We want a place reserved for us at Arlington Memorial Cemetery,” say the children.
“Why is that?” he asks.
“Because our parents will kill us if they find out what we’ve done.” (Source.)
Apparently, the urge to tell jokes about authority figures exists everywhere. In North Korea, however, living to tell another joke means directing the humor elsewhere, instead of the obvious target.
I’m waiting for the video from nearby traffic cams that shows the dust cloud jetting out from under the collapsing ramp. What would you bet that the tapes are “not unavailable”?
It’s clear the Bushies chose this location, just across the bay from San Francisco, to send Nancy Pelosi a message. Have they no shame?! Oh, the humanity…
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