As the holiday season approaches and the Bush administration prepares to sneak out through a window in the Cabinet Room of the White House, I find it appropriate to reflect back on the past eight (is that all?) years of "leadership" George Walker Bush has provided our great nation.
Thanksgiving. A holiday where families and friends unite to give "thanks" for the blessings in their lives. Aside from the obvious blessings I've been given of the health of my family and myself, there are a few more "thanks" that are owed to our soon-to-be deposed Commander In Chief.
So, Mr. Bush, on this day of giving "thanks," I would like to thank you for the many splendid things you've done to strengthen and protect our country.
Thanks for:
Increasing our federal deficit from 5.6 trillion dollars to 9 trillion dollars.
Thanks for:
Signing the "no child left behind" bill, which has resulted in the lowering of academic standards.
Thanks for:
Your swift action to help the regions devastated by Hurrican Katrina, nothing says "we will honor and take care of our citizens" more than a $1000.00 debit card.
Thanks for:
Hypnotizing the entire nation into thinking there were actual weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and then invading them based on a false premise.
Thanks for:
Defying NATO and sending our uniformed men and women into Iraq.
Thanks for:
Not supplying our troops with enough bulletproof vests.
Thanks for:
Skimping on the bulletproof armor for the troops humvees.
Thanks for:
Taking care of our wounded soldiers with that clean, well maintained and properly funded Walter Reid Hospital.
Thanks for:
Ruining our relations with foreign leaders.
Thanks for:
Decimating our economy.
Thanks for:
That weird terrorist alert system. Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, etc. I didn't know whether to prepare for a terrorist attack or play twister.
But most of all, thanks for those clueless facial expressions that made me laugh and helped me get through my day. Mr. Bush, you will be missed. Missed like Mike misses the Mad Dog. Missed like Elizabeth Hasselbeck misses Rosie. But, most of all, "thank you" for those classic quotes that you gave to the press that never quite made sense. To which, i'll end with my favorite "bush-ism" of all time...
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000
Thanksgiving. A holiday where families and friends unite to give "thanks" for the blessings in their lives. Aside from the obvious blessings I've been given of the health of my family and myself, there are a few more "thanks" that are owed to our soon-to-be deposed Commander In Chief.
So, Mr. Bush, on this day of giving "thanks," I would like to thank you for the many splendid things you've done to strengthen and protect our country.
Thanks for:
Increasing our federal deficit from 5.6 trillion dollars to 9 trillion dollars.
Thanks for:
Signing the "no child left behind" bill, which has resulted in the lowering of academic standards.
Thanks for:
Your swift action to help the regions devastated by Hurrican Katrina, nothing says "we will honor and take care of our citizens" more than a $1000.00 debit card.
Thanks for:
Hypnotizing the entire nation into thinking there were actual weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and then invading them based on a false premise.
Thanks for:
Defying NATO and sending our uniformed men and women into Iraq.
Thanks for:
Not supplying our troops with enough bulletproof vests.
Thanks for:
Skimping on the bulletproof armor for the troops humvees.
Thanks for:
Taking care of our wounded soldiers with that clean, well maintained and properly funded Walter Reid Hospital.
Thanks for:
Ruining our relations with foreign leaders.
Thanks for:
Decimating our economy.
Thanks for:
That weird terrorist alert system. Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, etc. I didn't know whether to prepare for a terrorist attack or play twister.
But most of all, thanks for those clueless facial expressions that made me laugh and helped me get through my day. Mr. Bush, you will be missed. Missed like Mike misses the Mad Dog. Missed like Elizabeth Hasselbeck misses Rosie. But, most of all, "thank you" for those classic quotes that you gave to the press that never quite made sense. To which, i'll end with my favorite "bush-ism" of all time...
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000
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