The Bush Years: A Reflection

Well it's a little over a week until Scooter takes office. I thought I'd give my opinion of most maligned president in the last 150 years.

PROS

Decided to kick the Taliban's ass after 9/11 without engaging in "dialogue," or "negotiations" or trying to understanding their feelings.

Gave Will Ferrell his best character to date.

Kept the Estados Unidos safe from terrorist attacks by making entry into the country so damn difficult that only illegal migrant workers sneaking across the Arizona border can get in. The terrorists just gave up due to the paperwork.

Told the UN and the rest of the world to kiss his Texas-sized ass.

Prevented us from having an Al Gore and/or John Kerry administration.

CONS

Iraq. Not technically his fault it went to shit but he'll get the blame anyway. Who knew Saddam was a liar and our intel sucks.

Katrina. Again, not Bush's fault. Mayor McCheese and Governor Sniffles were to blame for this debacle as well as the citizens of New Orleans who expected to be taken out of a hurricane zone in stretch limos provided by the government. It's called personal responsibility which a vast majority of this country doesn't have.

Bailout for Bankers. We now have every asshole with a negative bank balance demanding to be saved from their own bad business decisions while the rest of us have to live with our mistakes. Where the hell is my bailout?

The Economy. Not Bush's fault but he'll get the blame. Blame Congress. Congress decided to put pressure on Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac to ease lending standards so that people who have to decide between buying baby formula and a carton of smokes every payday can buy a house (in that Socialist-like "everyone is entitled to own a home" program). That lead to the collapse of the housing market which led to the recession.

So, all in all, Bush wasn't a bad president. He was just a victim of a vindictive press who swore to get him after Al Bore didn't get anointed president. I feel sorry for him as I'm sure he's not a bad guy. If I were him, I'd moon the entire press corps on my way out of town.