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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:04 PM
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Does anyone know where George W. Bush is?
Edited on Wed Dec-31-08 07:57 PM by stuntcat
Add Up the Damage
By BOB HERBERT
Published: December 29, 2008

Does anyone know where George W. Bush is?
You don’t hear much from him anymore. The last image most of us remember is of the president ducking a pair of size 10s that were hurled at him in Baghdad.

We’re still at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel is thrashing the Palestinians in Gaza. And the U.S. economy is about as vibrant as the 0-16 Detroit Lions.

But hardly a peep have we heard from George, the 43rd.

etc, etc..


right-on article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/opinion/30herbert.html
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machI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:07 PM
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1. Bush is drunk
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:17 PM
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5. Naw, he's a bourbon man.
And no glass bottles for him, either.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:33 PM
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9. Done in one. Bravo! (This was my guess too) n/t
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:08 PM
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2. Prolly drinkin' and minding the shredder for Dick down on the "ranch"
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Dennis Donovan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:10 PM
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3. Recommended - another great article by Bob...
:thumnsup:
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:16 PM
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4. Don't know where he is but I know where I want him to be
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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:18 PM
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6. They keep talking about how Obama has "so much on his plate".
Hasn't all that stuff been on bush's plate for months and months? He's the president. Why no talk about what if anything he's been doing?

One president at a time? We have no president right now.
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 08:05 PM
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15. exactly
not only are the Powers That Be trying to make us all forget about President Bush but I think the shared shame of all the citizens who gave him that power is part of it too.
Us ALL publicly facing & acknowledging what's happened is just unbearable. Better focus on scrutiny of Obama I guess :eyes:
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:21 PM
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7. "vowing to confront the issue of poverty in America “with bold action.”
In the Vanity Fair article there was a section about this. They thought they could solve the homeless problem to prove their compassionate conservatism. They had a meeting and Bush/Cheney said it would be no problem. There are only about 15,000 homeless people in the US and Bush/Cheney can take care of it.

They really believed there was just 15,000 people who were homeless. In all of the entire USA. No one in the meeting told them any different.
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elfin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:31 PM
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8. In the Crawfod Booze Bunker
to reappear momentarily on Jan 20 and then head off to oblivion.
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cbayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:38 PM
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10. Stuntcat
Please be aware that DU copyright rules require that excerpts of copyrighted material be limited to four paragraphs.

Thanks,

cbayer
DU Moderator
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:55 PM
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11. OH!
I'd noticed people's short articles but I didn't know why :D sorry.

The news is over now so I'll fix it if it's not too late.
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cbayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:57 PM
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13. It may be too late for you to edit, but don't be alarmed if one of the mods
comes in and snips it for you!
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:59 PM
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14. I got it I got it
I've posted long articles a few times. I didn't know what to do before but I'll remember now, thanks.
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cbayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 08:24 PM
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17. Good job. We really appreciate that (because it keeps us out of hot water).
:hi:
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Retrograde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 07:56 PM
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12. The last image ... is of the president ducking a pair of size 10s...
Strangely fitting final public moment for his presidency. He seems to have pretty much checked out since the election.

I suspect he's in Crawford, trying to find something he has screwed up beyond recognition yet and working on comleting that legacy.
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 08:08 PM
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16. Oh yes, as hilarious as the shoe throwing was, it was also sad in a way.
Even tho I laugh out loud every time I see that clip where the shoes fly, I can't help feeling that this is not the way any American should feel about their president. It's a total disgrace to us. HE is a disgrace to us and to the entire world that has suffered because of him.

Every time I think about him I want to throw shoes too....
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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-01-09 02:46 AM
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20. In 19 days, we can be proud of our president once again.
I honestly think that this will be a big part of the coming recovery. The relief at finally being free of bush and the optimism that comes from having a smart, thinking person in charge for the first time in 8 years will go a long way toward re-establishing the confidence in America's future that has been lost under this wayward administration.

19 days!!
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-01-09 10:21 AM
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22. You know, you are right about that. It will take some time for us to stop cringing
every time we hear the word "President." We were always waiting for the next disaster or idiocy to come out of his mouth.

19 days. I'm going to get up each day and count down...
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 08:26 PM
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18. Here
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Tommy_J Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-08 09:19 PM
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19. Thats an excellent article

Thanks for the link
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Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-01-09 02:50 AM
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21. When he gets here in 19 days, you are probably going to be
hearing a lot about him. He is NOT going to have a warm welcome from most of the citizens of Dallas county.

Paraguay is a really nice place to visit/live this time of year.
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