Thursday, November 20, 2008

Lame Duck


He's shunned like the kid that smelled like pee in third grade.

3 comments:

Elex said...

That's pretty significant, but possibly belabored by whoever that was for CNN.

Elex said...

Also, there is the Republican tenancy not to give a shit if somebody doesn't like what you think. It's almost a point of pride. I know Democrats do it too. But I've had more opportunities to see Republicans discard divergent opinions (facts) in an almost prideful way, like using facts or considering points-of view are signs of weakness. ("I looked it up in my gut. I don't need to look at books.")

That said, maybe George Bush is happier not to shake anyone's hand. In fact, he might think it's he who is snubbing them.

Elex said...

I think he ought to stick around to see how history judges him. He's always been confident that he'd be depicted positively by historians, which gave him the ability to make decisions that sounded like really bad ideas at the time. If he killed himself, he'd never get to learn that they actually were really bad ideas. Besides, he'd have to burn in hell for committing suicide, and he's also sure that he has a place in Heaven for all the good he's done. To get that, he'll have to continue suffering. Hang in there W! You could always pry all the 'O' keys off of the White House keyboards.