Tomorrow we embark on a mission of hope and renewal, but today we still live in a country run by George W. Bush. Today it is still appropriate to throw rhetorical shoes. Do you have any last minute thoughts for the outgoing administration?
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Yeah: “Don’t leave the country, war criminals.”
Pretty much. I honestly have to wonder who will make a play to bring Dubya to the Hague.
here at sock and awe…hah! take that you piker!
May they spend the rest of their lives nervously looking over their shoulders and in their rear view mirrors. Because I truly do believe, like Dr. King, that “the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice “. And justice will find them. Either in this life or, if you believe in such things, in their eternal rest.
You know, they say that those who suffer from cancer are considered “cured” after 5 years of being cancer free. How much longer than that will it take before we, as a country, can consider ourselves “cancer free” from the horribly debilitating disease which was this Presidency. I’m afraid most of us will not live enough additional years to see that day. It has been that catastrophic an event. One from which we are still not assured a recovery. The sum of the negative effects, I’m afraid, have still not been fully felt. There will be additional waves of the Bush tsunami for many months to come. If you think the worst is over after tomorrow, then your fall is going to be that much more difficult and painful. The scars of the Bush era will likely never fade from our nation’s collective body.
Bush will be celebrated through the generations by al Qaida and its successors and allies. By their standards the Bush/Cheney regime was a success beyond imagining.
I wish he were taking the neocons and the demohawks with him. They are bigger problem than he is.
Thanks for making me feel old and bitter before my time.
I’ve always liked ‘I hope you die screaming’. Nice traditional Irish blessing.
Its finally an end to the oval office being a “no bummer zone”..tomorrow you can tell the President of the United States of America all the problems.
May the brightness of a new day shine light on the darkness and callousness called the Presidency of George W. Bush.
Confidence is not a game.
This video pretty much sums it up for me:
Heh, heh. Good one.
— Robin & Linda Williams
tomorrow Obama embarks without a cabinet:
Foundation concerns could delay Clinton confirmation
Democratic lawmakers had hoped to approve President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed Cabinet of top advisers within hours or days of his inauguration at noon (1700 GMT) on Tuesday, but Cornyn’s objections could stall approval of Clinton for the top U.S. diplomatic job by one or two days.
It’s Caroline?
I’m not under any illusions that Obama is a flaming progressive, but I’m looking forward to some basic competence and honesty in government. Won’t that be nice?
That kind of sums it up. But whatever it is, it will be a major improvement.
Watching TV tonight (msnbc, in my case) is truly fascinating. The elation, the anticipation, the joy.
I cannot recall anything similar in previous administration changes. Is this unique?
Same on CNN, there is just something in the air.
When we were in DC Saturday night, there was a lot of that going around: excitement, anticipation, joy…
And it seems like every channel is showing the same thing.
I hope some intrepid soul in a far off land, no matter where, files war crimes charges against the Administration and a warrant for their arrest is issued, forcing said officials to have to consult lawyers on where they can and cannot travel for the rest of their miserable lives for fear of prosecution.
I don’t care for the argument that we should prosecute our own. Their crimes have been against humanity.
G.W. was, hands down,the worst President in my lifetime, perhaps the worst in the history of the country. How long will it take to right the ship? How long before old friends accept us in the international community once again? How long before we are truly proud to be citizens of the U.S.A.? How long before our economy is back to sustainability? The answers to questions like these will be the historic legacy of Bush II. I have a feeling that history will not be kind.
Good riddance to bad rubbish! Nuf’ said.. May Shrub & Chicanery roast in HELL..
for some reason this reminds me of the court scene from the movie Casino. Where the old-timers come up lame in front of the court.
I just don’t believe sounds like a PR stunt.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28739925/