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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-11-08 03:00 PM
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'that's all, folks" --daily thoughts for the last days of this error
(this is from the local alternative paper, and something to think about each day)

'That's all Folks!'
Daily thoughts and ideas for negotiating the last days of George W. Bush's presidency



Admit it: You'll secretly miss him. Well, at least if you're among that very special portion of the population who still approves of George W. Bush's governance, even during this eighth year of America's most harrowing reality show.

Of course, the term "reality" is used loosely here, given the propensity for rhetorical embellishment, sometimes known as lying, that got us into this mess. As one top anonymous presidential aide, widely believed to be Karl Rove, told the New York Times, "reality-based communit" are being left in the dust as "we create our own reality."

It could have been different.

On Sept. 12, 2001, newspapers in both France and Italy ran editorials declaring that "we are all Americans." An inspired Bush wasted no time as he convinced America's longstanding allies that they are not, in fact, Americans after all. Faced with the opportunity to create a united front against actual terrorists, he instead used the tragedy as a diversionary excuse to implement the strategies of the Project for a New American Century, a neoconservative think tank whose ranks have included some of his most rabid advisers.

By the time you read this, a new day will be in sight. What follows is a countdown of each day between now and Jan. 20, inauguration day. That's 76 days, and 76 ways to say "Goodbye, George." A big thanks to Mother Jones' "Lie by Lie" Iraq war timeline (motherjones.com), which proved an invaluable resource as we put this together.

. . . . .

http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A32206
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-11-08 03:02 PM
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1. Right. I will miss him, the way I miss my Migraine headache when it finally goes away...
Edited on Tue Nov-11-08 03:16 PM by BrklynLiberal
BTW That is a great article....I am going to print it out, and follow the instructions...day by day...

Thanks.
:thumbsup: :hi:
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-11-08 04:23 PM
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3. you are most welcome. thank goodness for this alternative paper--the local reichwing rag is not
even good for fishwrap.
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-11-08 03:13 PM
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2. miss him? I can't stand the bastard...
I wish he'd go the hell away...to Paraguay, perhaps, with his other Nazi buddies.
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-11-08 04:42 PM
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4. Have you ever had a colonic impaction and passed it, finally?
That is how I will feel once he is gone. Sweet, blessed relief.
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-11-08 05:29 PM
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5. no, but I know what you mean. I won't rest easy until he is actually gone, though.
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