I agree... at this point, Bush is a four-letter word. On Jan 19, 8:56 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> wrote: > jeb will never run for president his name will forever keep him out of > office > > On Jan 19, 8:50 am, margareth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > But the nightmare may not yet be over....Is daddy G. now going to > > start grooming former governor Jeb to run again in four, eight > > years. With Sarah as his running mate. Maybe it is a bit too bad that > > the border wall was not completed at the expense of the US taxpayer, > > now maybe we will have to pay for the Northern wall. But daddy G, and > > Sarah are both involved in border states. > > > On Jan 19, 8:38 am, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Your title reminds me of yet another theme song for Bush's > > > departure:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDGgXYFFAM > > > > Go away > > > Wont you just go away > > > Go away > > > Dont you come back one day > > > Take your stuff > > > Take all of your precious things > > > Leave right now > > > Who knows what tomorrow brings > > > Stay away > > > Wont you please stay away > > > Live your life > > > But live it real far away > > > Save yourself > > > Theres no way to get it all > > > Look around > > > The writing is on the wall > > > > And when you go > > > I wont miss you at all > > > And when you go > > > Ill be having a ball > > > You will see > > > Thoughts of you > > > Wont ever cross my mind > > > Its the truth > > > Dont mean to be unkind > > > cause people have the right > > > To party > > > And you wont let them > > > Have their fun > > > See ya, wouldnt wanna be ya > > > Auf wiedersehen, au revoir, shalom > > > > Go away > > > Would you please go away > > > Go away > > > Youre outta here come what may > > > Hit the road > > > Dont bother to say goodbye > > > Dont care how > > > Dont even matter why > > > Yes, people have the right to party > > > And were not waiting till youre gone > > > Ciao, bye bye, hasta la vista > > > Fare thee well,adios, so long > > > >http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/gloria+estefan/go+away_20060703.html > > > > On Jan 19, 7:21 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > The Long, Lame Goodbye of G W . for Gods sake just go away > > > > !http://www.nytimes.com:80/2009/01/18/opinion/18dowd.html?th&emc=th > > > > As Barack Obama got to town, one of the first things he did was seek > > > > the counsel of past presidents, including George Bush senior. > > > > > As W. was leaving town, one of the last things he did was explain why > > > > he never sought the counsel of his father on issues that his father > > > > knew intimately, like Iraq and Saddam. > > > > > When Brit Hume did a joint interview last week with Bush father and > > > > son, dubbed “41st guy” and “43rd guy” by W., the Fox anchor asked > > > > whether it was true that “there wasn’t a lot of give and take” > > > > between > > > > them, except on family matters. > > > > > “See,” the Oedipally oddball W. replied, “the interesting thing is > > > > that a president has got plenty of advisers, but what a president > > > > never has is someone who gave him unconditional love.” > > > > > He talks about his father, the commander in chief who went to war > > > > with > > > > Saddam before he did, like a puppy. “You rarely have people,” he > > > > said, > > > > “who can pick up the phone and say, ‘I love you, son,’ or, ‘Hang in > > > > there, son.’ ” > > > > > Maybe he wouldn’t have needed so many Hang-in-there-sons if he had > > > > actually consulted his dad before he ignorantly and fraudulently > > > > rammed into the Middle East. > > > > > When W. admits the convoluted nature of his relationship with his > > > > father, diminishing a knowledgeable former president to the status of > > > > a blankie, you realize that, despite all the cocky swagger we’ve > > > > seen, > > > > this is not a confident man. > > > > > That is vividly apparent as we watch W. and Obama share the stage as > > > > they pass the battered baton. One seems small and inconsequential, > > > > even though he keeps insisting he’s not; the other grows large and > > > > impressive, filling Americans with cockeyed hope even as he warns > > > > them > > > > not to expect too much too soon. > > > > > Even Obama’s caution — a commodity notably absent from the White > > > > House > > > > for eight years — fills people with optimism. > > > > > W. lives in the shadow of his father’s presence, while Obama lives in > > > > the shadow of his father’s absence. W.’s parlous presidency, spent > > > > trashing the Constitution, the economy and the environment, was bound > > > > up, and burdened by, the psychological traits of an asphyxiated and > > > > pampered son. > > > > > The exiting and entering presidents are opposite poles — one the > > > > parody of a monosyllabic Western gunslinger who disdains nuance, and > > > > one a complex, polysyllabic professor sort who will make a decision > > > > only after he has held it up to the light and examined it from all > > > > sides. > > > > > W. was immune to doubt and afraid of it. (His fear of doubt led to > > > > the > > > > cooking of war intelligence.) Obama is delighted by doubt. > > > > > It’s astonishing that, as banks continue to fail and Americans > > > > continue to lose jobs and homes, W. was obtuse enough to go on TV and > > > > give a canned ode to can-do-ism. “Good and evil are present in this > > > > world,” he reiterated, “and between the two of them there can be no > > > > compromise.” > > > > > He gives the good-and-evil view of things a bad name. Good and evil > > > > are not like the Redskins and the Cowboys. Good and evil intermingle > > > > in the same breath, let alone the same society. A moral analysis > > > > cannot be a simplistic analysis. > > > > > “You may not agree with some of the tough decisions I have made,” he > > > > said Thursday night. “But I hope you can agree that I was willing to > > > > make the tough decisions.” > > > > > Actually, no. His decisions have been, for the most part, disastrous. > > > > If he’d paid as much attention to facts as fitness, 9/11, Iraq, the > > > > drowning of New Orleans, the deterioration in Afghanistan and the > > > > financial deregulation orgy could have been prevented. > > > > > Bush fancied himself the Decider; Obama fancies himself the Convener. > > > > Some worry that a President Obama will overdo it and turn the > > > > Situation Room into the Seminar Room. (He’s already showing a > > > > distressing lack of concern over whether his cherished eggheads bend > > > > the rules, like Tim Geithner’s not paying all his taxes, because, > > > > after all, they’re the Best and the Brightest, not ordinary folk.) > > > > > W., Cheney and Rummy loved making enemies, under the mistaken > > > > assumption that the more people hated America, the more the Bushies > > > > were standing up for principle. But is Obama neurotically reluctant > > > > to > > > > make enemies, and overly concerned with winning over those who have > > > > smacked him, from Hillary and Bill to conservative columnists? > > > > > If W. and Cheney preferred Fox News on the TVs in the White House > > > > because they liked hearing their cheerleaders, Obama may leave the > > > > channel on Fox because he prefers seducing and sparring with > > > > antagonists to spooning with allies. > > > > > Right now, though, it’s a huge relief to be getting an inquisitive, > > > > complicated mind in the White House. > > > > > W. decided there was no need to be president of the whole country. He > > > > could just be president of his base. Obama is determined to be > > > > president of as much of the country as possible. > > > > > We’re trading a dogmatic president for one who’s shopping for a dog. > > > > It feels good- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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