Bush, on the Economy....

Misc. Political Cartoons

I'll miss you, Sarah.

And, while we're at it, let's make good use of the lame duck.

In Case You Are Wondering....

Gee, what's Jaime going to blog about after the election is over?

Fear not, I have some alternate topics in mind.

That, and we'll have a lame duck Bush.    There will only be some seventy-something days left to make fun of him while he's in office, and let's face it, I've really been holding back.

George W. Bush, is that you? With Lipstick?

And I thought Dick Cheney abused power....

Clarification: The VP is 'President of the Senate' per the constitution, but it's really just in the situation of a tied vote (the VP breaks the tie). So to be lenient, we should excuse her 'in charge of the senate line' - however, the line she goes on to clarify ('really get in there and affect policy') is, well, what's that word....wrong?

VOTE!?!?!

Ok, it's that time - election year - when everywhere you look there's some sign or ad or crazy person telling EVERYONE TO VOTE.  

My two questions:  who came up with this campaign and was he or she thinking at the time?

Everyone seems to be blindly screaming at anyone and everyone to vote.  I've gotten random emails from all kinds of random acquaintances urging everyone to register to vote.  What is it these people are trying to accomplish?  

Now, don't get me wrong, I DO believe in a democracy and I'm not saying anyone SHOULDN'T have the right to vote.  However, I do believe that with something this important, it'd be best if 100% of the participating voters are educated and informed.

People who can't identify the USA on a map (apparently one in five Americans....), people who can't identify the four names on the major party tickets, nevermind what the different between a democrats and republicans - we want THESE people tipping the scales in swing states?  We want these people deciding the election?  We want these people canceling the votes of passionate informed voters?!?!

Truth be told, not all Americans care about politics.  Which, I guess, is our right as Americans to be ignorant.  However, taking that into consideration, maybe fewer voters would be a solution to our 'broken' political system.  America's most ignorant shouldn't be the deciding factor in one of America's most important decisions....

I don't believe these 'potential new voters' are taking more of an interest in politics, doing research on the candidate's records and stances on the issues, paying attention to current events, etc., I believe they are continuing to be just as ignorant yet now going to the voting booths. 

Maybe the campaign slogan shouldn't be 'VOTE' but rather 'CARE'.  

I've Come To An Important Conclusion....

After watching multiple recent television appearances, I must say - John McCain can form a coherent sentence; he is not the third term of George W. Bush.  

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THIS is the next Dubya.

On a Blogging Roll....

When in doubt, hate on Bush. At least, that's my plan.

Presented Without Comment

Chris Matthews of Hardball (MSNBC) asking a guest "why won't the president come on and explain to us in plain English why this is happening"?

Bushism

George W. Bush on computers in a 2006 interview:

"....one of the things I've used on the Google is to pull up maps.  It's very interesting to see, I've forgot the name of the program (editor's note:  the name of said program:  Google Maps) but you get the satellite and you can - like, I kinda like to look at the ranch.  It reminds me of where I want to be sometimes."

George, you're not alone.  I, too, wish you were at the ranch.  

Daily Political Fix

It's been said that if John McCain is perceived as a third Bush term, it could be dangerous for his campaign.

Really?

Now, I know it seems obviously, but bear in mind - we the American people, who are giving Bush a 29% approval rating (or something like that) right now, RE-ELECTED him. George W. Bush's presidency has helped me understand why we came up with two term maximums - we're too stupid to avoid making a bad decision - kind of like the seatbelt law.

I must ask the question - if Georgie boy could run, would we re-elect him again? I think I'd prefer not to know the answer....

If You Are Easily Offended...

Or like George W. Bush, this might not be the post for you....

Email forward:

President George W. Bush was scheduled to visit the
> Episcopal Church outside Washington as part of his
> campaign to restore his pathetic poll standings.
>
> His image handler made a visit to the Bishop and
> said, 'We've been getting a lot of bad publicity
> because of the president's position on stem cell
> research, the Iraq war, hurricane Katrina, and the
> Veterans Administration. We'll make a $100,000
> contribution to your church if during your sermon
> you will say that the President is a saint.'
>
> The Bishop thought it over for a few moments and
> finally said, 'The Church is desperate for funding -
> I'll do it.'
>
> Bush showed up for the sermon, and the Bishop began:
>
> 'I'd like to speak to you all this morning about
> our President who is a liar, a cheat, and a
> low-intelligence numb-nuts who can't put a compound
> sentence together.
>
> He bugged out of combat service during the Vietnam
> war and went AWOL to avoid a drug test, then had all
> reports on the sordid event destroyed.
>
> He is the spawn of a Nazi loving great grandfather
> who smuggled anti-Americans into this country on
> his shipping line.
>
> He took the tragedy of September 11 and used it to
> frighten and manipulate the American people.
>
> He lied about weapons of mass destruction and
> invaded Iraq for oil and money,causing the deaths of
> tens of thousands and making the United States the
> most hated country on earth. It is a three-trillion
> dollar folly.
>
> He appointed fund-raiser cronies to positions of
> power and influence, leading to widespread death
> and destruction due to government paralysis after
> Hurricane Katrina.
>
> He awarded no-bid cost-plus contracts and tax cuts
> to his rich friends so that we now have more
> poverty in this country and a greater gap between rich
> and poor than we've had since the Depression.
>
> He has headed the most corrupt, bribe-inducing
> political party since Teapot Dome.
>
> The national surplus has turned into a staggering
> national debt of 7.6 trillion Dollars.
>
> Oil rose from $18 to over $100 per barrel,
> leading to transportation costs which the people
> of America cannot afford, with low minimum wages,
> part time jobs, no health insurance, and outsourcing.
>
> Vital research into global warming and stem cells
> is stifled because he's afraid to lose votes from
> religious kooks.
>
> He is the worst example of a true Christian I've
> ever known, but compared to Dick Cheney...
> George W. Bush is a saint.

Dubya

With the upcoming election, I haven't mentioned George W. Bush all that much in my blog. I'm sure all my readers can infer my feelings on him. If not, they are pretty well summed up by the following picture....

Politics

So, I am into politics. Specifically, I like offensive political jokes. In 2004 from February through November, there was a Bush joke of the day in my AIM profile. I'm almost gonna miss Bush - no president or presidential candidate will ever provide as much comedic material as he did. These jokes included, but were not limited to:

--Let's bring complete sentences back to the White House in 2004

--George H. Bush - Voodoo Economics; George W. Bush - Doodoo Economics

--There's a birthday card with W. on the cover, saying "I've got three words for you", the inside "Happy Birthday!!"

--John Kerry for president - because hoping the rich hire more maids is not 'creating jobs'

Sigh. Hill, Barack and John all have their quirks - but there'll never be another Bush....knock on wood!

Thought of the day: John McCain saying something to the extent of 'well, economics isn't my strong point'.

My friends...my friends...my friends...discuss!!