He's YOUR President (and you're welcome to him)

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Sun Apr-22-07 07:47 PM
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He's YOUR President (and you're welcome to him)

Edited on Sun Apr-22-07 07:53 PM by NanceGreggs

He’s YOUR President (and you’re welcome to him)
By Nancy Greggs

During a recent appearance on the Daily Show, John Bolton reiterated his position that Bush’s loyalty is owed to the people who voted for him, as opposed to the usual tradition of a president governing in the interests of the country. While I am thrilled with Bolton's ability to grasp the bleedin' obvious, I think it's been glaringly apparent that this kind of partisan approach has been in play since day one of the Bush administration.

And that’s fine by me. I never thought of Bush as being my president anyway – probably because I’m a stickler for my president having been duly elected, which this one certainly wasn’t. And besides, I really don’t want to be seen as having any association with the current Idiot-in-charge, nor his policies.

So I’m glad Mr. Bolton cleared that all up for us: George W. Bush is only the president of those who supported him – or, I suppose, those that still do, which is a much smaller number than it once was.

That having been said, I’d like to address those who are still being presidented by this paltry excuse for a leader:

YOUR PRESIDENT is a liar. He lied about the reasons for invading Iraq; the non-existent link between Hussein and 9-11, securing yellowcake from Niger, WMDs, mobile chemical labs, and all of the other nonsense he knew to be total fabrication.

YOUR PRESIDENT is an arrogant fool. He pranced around in a military get-up and declared Mission Accomplished, knowing that he was about to send thousands of US troops to their deaths on a mission that he couldn’t even define, no less accomplish.

YOUR PRESIDENT is a clueless buffoon, who didn't bother himself with the all-too-obvious consequences of invading a country rife with opposing secular factions, or people who might take offence at being occupied. As a president under the influence (of who knows what), he actually believed that putting Abu Ghraib under new management (same torture, brand-new torturers!) was the way to win hearts and minds.

YOUR PRESIDENT is a thief. Billions of dollars have been poured into the coffers of war-profiteers with administration ties, and billions have simply gone missing. And any inquiries into where that money went has given the phrase Don't ask, don't tell a whole new meaning.

YOUR PRESIDENT is an embarrassment. His lack of knowledge about even the most fundamental basics, domestic and international, has been a source of humiliation for all Americans. The fact that he actually prides himself on his lack of intelligence, as though it were some kind of down-home charm that should be admired, is enough to make anyone with an average IQ retch.

YOUR PRESIDENT is a hypocrite. He tortures and murders with abandon, and then holds himself out as a good Christian who communicates with God. I can assure you, Jesus wouldn’t give this heathen the time of day, no less engage in conversation with him on a regular basis.

YOUR PRESIDENT has never supported the troops. He continues to send our fighting men and women into harm’s way without sufficient equipment or a viable military strategy, and then houses the wounded in deplorable, privatized conditions so that his buddies can make a buck off their suffering.

YOUR PRESIDENT is a phony. Unless he’s even dumber than I think (which doesn’t seem possible), he believes that a well-lit photo-op – complete with sets, props and extras – is a suitable substitute for true leadership.

YOUR PRESIDENT is dumb. He can’t open his mouth without mangling the language, or saying something so incoherent it takes at least a dozen right-wing pundits appearing on talk shows for a week to try to explain what the president really meant to say.

YOUR PRESIDENT is a coward. After six-plus years in office, he has yet to speak before an audience that isn’t hand-picked, or respond to a question he doesn’t like. As for his military record, all we know for sure is that he showed up for his dental appointments while keeping Texas safe from Charlie.

YOUR PRESIDENT is devoid of a conscience. While troops were dying in Iraq, he thought it was funny to make jokes about those pesky WMDs that were never found. He doesn’t care about the faltering economy, the staggering debt, the gutting of funding for education, social services, etc. As long as his war-machine continues to swim in money, the rest of the country’s needs be damned.

YOUR PRESIDENT is lazy. He has spent more time on vacation than any other president, and can’t even be bothered to read (even if it’s a memo entitled Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the US), if it takes time away from more important tasks - like clearing brush.

YOUR PRESIDENT is incompetent, and he surrounds himself with people who are even more incompetent than he is, in an attempt to make himself look like he knows what he’s doing.

He thinks Michael Brown did a heck of a job as NOLA drowned, just as he believes that Alberto Gonzales is a heck of an AG – even though Alberto can’t recall a single thing that went on in the DoJ under his supervision. (In fairness, perhaps Bush should be commended for employing the mentally impaired).

YOUR PRESIDENT is a patsy, the puppet of the PNACers who promised him he could cruise around on Air Force One if he only did their bidding – and didn’t bother his beautiful mind with questioning anything they told him to do.

But on the brighter side, he’s YOUR PRESIDENT, not mine – and his place in history as a clueless idiot is now assured.

As for our future president – who, thanks to your party’s support of the BushBaby, will be a Democrat - I have no doubt that he or she will do their best to undo the damage your president has done.

And they will do it on behalf of all Americans, not just their own party members – kind of like it was supposed to be all along.