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Still Got It!  

“Being on this ship reminds me of when I went to the USS Abraham Lincoln and they had a sign that said “Mission Accomplished.” I regret that sign was there. It was a sign aimed at the sailors on the ship, but it conveyed a broader knowledge. To some it said, well, Bush thinks the war in Iraq is over, when I didn’t think that. But nonetheless, it conveyed the wrong message. So, there are things I’ve regretted.”

Bush speaks aboard USS Intrepid 

An improvement over blaming sailors for a banner created by his staff and lined up perfectly with camera positions, but “had a sign,” and  “that sign was there” ain’t exactly owning up.

Happy Accident  

Sheriff Don’t Like It 

The Associated Press speaks with the Chicago wiseguys around Barack Obama, and has learned there’s no need for a late Bush Era pardon watch.

There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s giving Torturers Against Terrorism a pass.

Hope still lives in the lands across the seas, where wiley miscreants have mounted numerous so far failed efforts to snag Donald Rumsfeld.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy told AP that it’s Europe or bust. “In the United States, no.”

Got It Covered  

Fantasies of George W.Bush finally answering the numerous suits, inquiries and subpoenas pending against his administration after he leaves office received a cold shower Thursday from the New York Times, which reports a crackpot Harry Truman legal theory may have empowered presidents to tell Congress, the courts and polite society generally to screw off.

Comic Genius   

Mr Plain Speaking was freshly out of power and interested in dodging congressional subpoenas, so his lawyers cooked up a theory giving presidents executive privilege even when no longer executiving.  Edward M. Cramer was a junior attorney on the scheme, and told the Times  “I think, legally, we were wrong.”

This Truman Doctrine returned in the 70s when Richard Nixon cited it as precedent to not answer questions about Watergate.

“Mr. Cramer recalled, “Nixon used it, and we said ‘Oh, Jesus, what have we done?’ ”

We can only imagine how far Bush will run with this notion. He has already played with the law on Presidential Archives, issuing an executive order which may delay document release into perpetuity.  Bush invented new rights for ex-presidents and their heirs to mess with the release of presidential papers, potentially giving crack head  Noelle Bush or legendary whore-hound Neil Bush say in the release of their father’s, uncle’s, grandfather’s or brother’s history.
Gettin’ ‘Er Done, Hope-Style!  

Democrat’s appetite for the truth may fade with time. Barack Obama has already invited the opposition to whine about any under-rock peering, saying:

“I would not want my first term consumed by what was perceived on the part of Republicans as a partisan witch hunt, because I think we’ve got too many problems we’ve got to solve.”

Our best hopes for justice, or at least messing with, may lie abroad.
No Time Like The Present! 

George Bush famously barely traveled overseas, but others in his Administration traveled widely. Everything may change after January,  when mischievous foreign prosecutors may launch investigations and indictments of war crimes accusations against Bush and armies of lesser administration figures.

We’ve all enjoyed the spectacle of Henry Kissinger dodging investigators looking into his Chilean adventures.

Imagine the fun to be had next time Donald Rumsfeld visits the chocolate makers!

 For The Good Times 

One delight of our soon to be departed President was that even a totally in the tank Tory Party rag like The Daily Telegraph felt free to smirk at Bush’s behavior.

The paper has gathered an early departure love letter to the Bush Era, in the form of some of the finest photos of Bush being Bush.

Special thanks to intrepid scout Princess Sparkle Pony for spotting this keepsake of the decade.

Nowhere to Go But    

As he shows Barack Obama around to measure the White House drapes,    George W. Bush can take quiet pride knowing that he has secured another presidential first, surpassing Richard Nixon in the American people’s dislike.

Seventy-six percent disapprove of Bush’s performance, compared with sixty-Six percent for Nixon as he boarded the last chopper ride.

All Bush needs now is for a magnanimous President Obama to pardon him, and the healing will begin!

 

‘the greatness comes and you are really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes, because only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.’