WSJ: The Treatment of Bush Has Been a Disgrace

[charlie]

I don't think I've seen anything like this before. The rage and bluster is gone. Vanished.

Instead, it's an weepy lament for a gift spurned.

We failed him, Democrats and Republicans alike. Because we can't recognize dedication and nobility, we're not worthy of Bush:

...The treatment President Bush has received from this country is nothing less than a disgrace. The attacks launched against him have been cruel and slanderous, proving to the world what little character and resolve we have. The president is not to blame for all these problems. He never lost faith in America or her people, and has tried his hardest to continue leading our nation during a very difficult time.

Our failure to stand by the one person who continued to stand by us has not gone unnoticed by our enemies. It has shown to the world how disloyal we can be when our president needed loyalty -- a shameful display of arrogance and weakness that will haunt this nation long after Mr. Bush has left the White House.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122584386627599251.html

[ColbertWatcher]

1. BWAHAHAHAHA! n/t

[moggie]

2. I agree with the headline

Though not in the sense they meant it.

It sounds like they'd like the president to elect a new public.

[xochi]

36. Yeah, I agree.

Still not impeached or imprisoned.... wtf...

[trudyco]

78. Yep. A disgrace we didn[t start impeachment proceedings. nt

[adamuu]

107. heh heh heh n/t

[Cabcere]

99. Me too...minus the first three words. (n/t)

[Bobbie Jo]

110. Agreed.....we weren't nearly as vicious as we should have been...I blame myself.

:spank:

[JohnnyRingo]

3. "We're not worthy"

I had to stop right there.
I have a feeling it's propaganda.

he should have said: "we didn't deserve him".

[NJCher]

4. Look at who wrote it!

"Mr. Shapiro is an investigative reporter and lawyer who previously interned with John F. Kerry's legal team during the presidential election in 2004."

Probably a turncoat then, a turncoat now.



Cher

p.s. oh and the crybaby face picture of bush is perfect for the story.

[charlie]

7. His investigative reporting

was a 3-year obsession with the Jon Benet Ramsey case.

[Bippity Boo]

5. HA HA HA HA HA HA!

This is insane.

[Art_from_Ark]

6. What a bunch of drivel

But then, what else can one expect from a newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch?

:puke:

[TygrBright]

8. What a hoot! n/t

[Downtown Hound]

9. LEAVE GEORGE W. BUSH ALONE!

HE'S JUST DOING WHAT GOD TOLD HIM TO DO! THAT'S ALL! I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT TO THIS POINT, WHERE A PRESIDENT ILLEGALLY INVADES ANOTHER COUNTRY, TRAMPLES ON THE CONSTITUTION, WRECKS THE ECONOMY, AND PISSES OF THE WORLD....AND YOU ALL GOT TO BE MEAN!

YOU'RE MEAN TO HIM! HE'S A HUMAN! LEAVE HIM ALO-HONE! WAAAHH!

[rhett o rick]

105. I would like to make a correction. It's "..you all "have" to be mean", not "got" to be mean. Just

sayin'

[Downtown Hound]

10. Oh yeah, I heartily recommend that everybody rec this piece

Let the idiocy shine for all the world to see.

[Librerin_114]

11. This is ridiculous....

Americans aren't the only ones who disapproved of Bush and his foreign policies. Which I think most of us would agree is the root of all evil in our current situation...THE ENTIRE WORLD HATED THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION....half the world's leader have declared America to be winning their place back in the world, by voting for CHANGE.


"Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed both Mr Obama's victory and her party's gains, saying the American people had spoken out "loudly and clearly" for change.
Blessing
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was looking forwards "to an era of renewed partnership and a new multilateralism".
In Kenya - the birthplace of Mr Obama's father - President Mwai Kibaki declared a national holiday on Thursday.
Pope Benedict XVI asked for "God's blessings on the American people".
The BBC's Justin Webb in Washington says Americans have made two fundamental statements about themselves - that they are profoundly unhappy with the status quo, and that they are slamming the door on the country's racial past.
At the White House, Mr Bush told reporters: 'History was made yesterday.'
He congratulated the president-elect on an 'impressive victory' and said it represented strides 'toward a more perfect union'."


<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7711321.stm>

[PretzelWarrior]

12. OH I DEFINITELY commented that stupid opinion piece

now we're all supposed to feel SORRY for the drunk bully. whatever. you had your 8 years and you fucked them up, Bush and GOP.

[nosmokes]

13. Has this fuckin' moron been in a coma for the last seven years?

He talks about all the great things Dimson said at his inauguration and then acts as if he was sincere and carried through with those empty pledges of bipartisanship and unity instead of prancing off unilaterally to start an illegal and counterproductive war while pissing on our civil rights and wiping his ass on the Constitution. Did this dood simply miss all of that?

[rhett o rick]

112. He lives in the ruling class. He has no idea what "our" problem's are because we are only

peons.

[Jamastiene]

14. Pfft!!!

:spray:

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[northofdenali]

15. Agreed. It's a damn disgrace he still sits in the Oval Office.

Impeachment was in order in 2001. After 8 years of *, it's a DAMN disgrace he is still in office.

[Loudmxr]

16. I agree with the headline too!!

As I will continue to say the duty of a patriot is never to trust those in power. We loan them OUR power and we always should question what they do with it.

The Bushies ran rampant over our Constitution and no one said much except here and a few other places. He amassed power almost equal to that of Hitler's enabling laws of the 1930's. (I don't use the the Hitler example promiscuously). Really, name me one power except state suppression of freedom of press/speech that AH had that Bush doesn't have RIGHT NOW.

Paul Krugman once said "We would be living in a dictatorship right now if they hadn't been such screw ups." :smoke:

[B Calm]

17. Just like they rewrote the history of Ronald Reagan, they're doing it again!

[agincourt]

94. Very good point,

Reagen was an asshole who just wanted to screw college students and Daniel Ortega. He was a lousy puffed up over rated president. Now people think he was great which he wasn't. He just had a two bits more common sense then W. That's all.

[Why Syzygy]

18. Stand by us??? WTF? He stole our Democracy!

We're supposed to wine and dine him? He's lucky he's a free man, and if any of us have our way, that isn't going to last forever.

[GaYellowDawg]

19. I completely agree with the headline. Completely, 100%.

Our treatment of George W. Bush has been a disgrace. We have allowed this man to remain in office throughout his entire second term. He, his vice president, and his aides have been allowed to act without consequences. He's started a war based on lies, has been ultimately responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands, stood by like an idiot as New Orleans drowned, has bankrupted America, has completely undermined our position in the world, and has been lacking in every single component, no matter how small, of what it means to be President of the United States. His actions have made him a criminal many times over. Yet, he's getting to serve out his term in office, and apparently will be allowed to peacefully retire while a shrine is built for him at SMU.

Damn right it's a disgrace.

[LaurenG]

20. I think they should just leave well enough alone -

Yuck. I think they should have let him leave without drawing attention to the fact that people despise him and might I add with very good reason.

[Why Syzygy]

22. I've just begun

to read the article, and it is UNBELIEVABLE. "Bipartisan efforts".. I want to scream.


This is the price Mr. Bush is paying for trying to work with both Democrats and Republicans. During his 2004 victory speech, the president reached out to voters who supported his opponent, John Kerry, and said, "Today, I want to speak to every person who voted for my opponent. To make this nation stronger and better, I will need your support, and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can do to deserve your trust."

Those bipartisan efforts have been met with crushing resistance from both political parties.

edit: I think Rove wrote it.

[Hekate]

21. Wait. Is this from The Onion? Who is this clown Shapiro? This is satire, right?

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>wipes tears from eyes, catches breath<

Hekate

[medeak]

23. author intern with John Kerry pres legal team?

good grief...

[jasmeel]

70. No wonder the election investigation turned out the way it did.

[TWiley]

24. what a load of crap ..... Remember who just bought WSJ?

Thats right ........ the far right Murdock. Can a lone reporter be trying to win favor?

[dipsydoodle]

25. And not one mention of the fact

he's a dumbfuck.

[santamargarita]

26. Bush IS a Disgrace! Election stealing Disgrace!

Get out of our White House!

[Pryderi]

27. Unbelievable! This guy has a college education? This guy needs to be

deprogrammed. I love this passage:

"Just as Americans have gained perspective on how challenging Truman's presidency was in the wake of World War II, our country will recognize the hardship President Bush faced these past eight years -- and how extraordinary it was that he accomplished what he did in the wake of the September 11 attacks."

Bootlicker!

[BigBearJohn]

28. No. What is REALLY a disgrace is the lost of THOUSANDS of lives over a LIE.

[Pryderi]

29. HE DOESN'T EVEN MENTION ANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BUSH! WTF??

[Why Syzygy]

30. Who needs accomplishments when you've got BLAME

their favorite tool.

The guy lists four blogs he reads, one of which is DRUDGE.

http://drinkthis.typepad.com/shapiro/2006/05/the_ghost_of_ch.html

Too bad the WSJ won't lose any subscribers over this travesty.

[Solly Mack]

31. That's why the brain-dead shouldn't have keyboards

[Why Syzygy]

32. This opinion piece is gutting me without a knife.

I am beyond stunned that there are still people who can write fantasy as if it were fact.

(I'll try to refrain from my over use of CAPS)

Very difficult time? WTF made it so difficult? George Bush.

WE have little character and resolve? MY GAWD. We LIVED through his reign of terror. That takes resolve.

He stood by us .. um . he questioned my patriotism. Said because I don't favor his blood letting, I'm not a patriot. I don't need those kind of friends standing by me.

Arrogance and Weakness. I crouched in my house filled with fear the first year and a half of his Residency. Very arrogant. Weak. Yes, I was. Until Howard Dean showed up with his fearless voice and said the things I couldn't, I was Weak.

....

This is all the more reason to impeach the sorry SOB.

[shadowknows69]

33. A friend of mine sent me this story in lieu of a congratulations today.

I guess he's not taking the loss so well.

[Canuckistanian]

34. "THE WORLD" as they put it, think Bush got everything he deserved

In fact, THE WORLD was astounded that Bush got a second term.

Go and look at ANY international poll.

It's a wonder that the whole world didn't band together to try and do a little "regime change" in America.

What a crock of shit.

[ProfessorGAC]

35. Sounds Like They Could Be Talking About Jimmy Carter

But, i'm quite sure the WSJ didn't have a similar piece when Carter was on his way out.
The Professor

[cureautismnow]

37. Yeah, right. The treatment of Charles Manson has been a disgrace, too.

:sarcasm:

Puh-lease. Junior has enough innocent blood on his hands to fill several swimming pools. We've imprisoned those who have killed far less people than him. Bush-boy should thank his lucky stars everyday for his continuing freedom.

[madrchsod]

38. is this from the onion?

[SalmonChantedEvening]

39. "It's all YOUR fault he's a hapless fuckup!"

The personal responsibility people chime in again. :rofl:

[Olney Blue]

40. Americans are smart enough to know who the real heros are.

It ain't GWB.

[lelgt60]

41. What about his treatment of us?

I guess the WSJ writer figures we're here to serve the president?

Fortunately, only about 20% of the US apparently agree with him.

[malaise]

42. I agree - it was disgracefully kind

he should have been impeached and locked up.

[formercia]

43. Apologist propaganda

bullshit. :rofl:

[nichomachus]

44. Talk about stomping sour grapes into whine n/t

[liberalla]

45. The behavior of bush has been a disgrace (or worse...)

Definitely worse. Despicable.

[deminks]

46. I so love the smell of delusional/fantasy comedy first thing in the morning.

Smells like VICTORY.

We ARE not worthy of Bush. We deserve so much better. And we got it.

[Vinca]

47. Who put drugs in the WSJ water? Shrub brought this all on himself.

He's made this country the laughingstock of the world . . . in between his forays as a terrorist.

[DFW]

48. Yeah? Well he disgraced us first, so nyahh nyahh!

[sofa king]

49. The guy is responsible for two stolen elections and a million deaths.

And the people who were loyal to that man--like the Wall Street Journal editorial board--are complicit in the crimes.

[lame54]

50. A picture of the guy who wrote this...

[Librerin_114]

75. Lol...

HAHAHAHAHAHA...genious.

[jtrockville]

51. Since Bush hasn't been charged with any crimes...

we should expect to see more of this.

[closeupready]

52. That's a Murdoch rag now, so

their opinion is worthless.

[Why Syzygy]

82. I'll have to just file it in the FOX box.

Otherwise I will blow a gasket.
I can't deal with that kind of delusional thinking unless I know it is pure freeper.

I know this is EXACTLY what Bush is telling himself. He has to. He can't face himself as the miserable FAILURE he is. He sees now that it really is possible to have a consensus from the American public, and seeing what that looks like, he now covets.

[lpbk2713]

92. True

Put the whole thing in context and then it all makes perfect sense.

[TransitJohn]

53. Bush's treament of me has been far, far worse

so fuck him, he and Dick can rot in hell.

[janet118]

54. I'm considering filing a class action suit against Bush . . .

for the pain and suffering he has caused me and my country by stealing the 2000 election and trashing our economy, our reputation, our military, our environment and our pride. May history record this callow man's deeds truthfully and may he live forever in infamy.

[Blue_Tires]

55. someone should look up the fun things the WSJ had to say during the Clinton years

[marew]

56. He stood by us? I think not!

He betrayed us and supported the wealthy, he had the most secretive administration in history, he expanded the power of the president way beyond what it says in the constitution, he spent more time vacationing than any other president in history, he cannot talk in complete sentences, he 'hears' god talking to him and lied us into a war, etc. We would stand by him if he stood by us. He never did!

[leftchick]

57. yep, I am sure every Gold Star mother agrees

:sarcasm:

[donco6]

58. DON'T SMOKE CRACK!

Look what happens.

[MrScorpio]

59. This is a joke, right?

It's a bad one

[gollygee]

60. It is disgraceful that he never got impeached

so I guess I agree. The proper treatment would have been impeachment.

[shaniqua6392]

61. I will never forgive or forget what George did to our country.

I don't think enough attacks were launched against Bush. If the media would have done its' job, things would be a lot different in our country. They covered for him for eight years and they are going to try to make us pity him as he goes out the door of OUR house. He should go out the back door today with the shame that he so deserves. Yesterday the media was all over the fact that Bush got a little choked up when he was doing his little media event yesterday. Who gives a shit? What about all of the tears that have been shed by the families of fallen soldiers? End of rant.

[Hissyspit]

62. Well, that's a steaming pile of shit.

Wait, I'm not being fair. Let me go read it again...

Nope, it's a steaming pile of shit.

[No Elephants]

63. A President who needs loyalty should not violate the Constitution or international law or decieve.

[No Elephants]

64. The treatment of America by Bush has been the biggest disgrace.

[Tuvok Obama]

65. Awwww ... wounded fascists can be so adorable

They make me want to put them on my lap and wipe their runny noses

[Omnibus]

66. The "Leave Britney Alone" guy branches into politics. n/t

[Greyhound]

67. Pre-Murdoch this piece of shit would never have been printed in the WSJ.

This is absolutely disgusting, not to mention an outright lie.

[kentuck]

68. Bush doesn't care...

Remember? He's the decider. He has never listened to anyone in his life. Why should he listen now? He has been a smirky arrogant asshole for a very long time and he has sown a whirlwind. It is only right that he should reap the disgust of his country.

[goforit]

69. Jeffery Scott??? OPEN YOUR EYES!!! Bush committed treason(Plame)/murder(oil)!

All in honor of his closest friends.

If you choose to fall with him ....then go for it.

But since our gov't chooses not to impeach much less arrest his ass, then the American citizenry has
every right to trial him with their own opinions which are quite unanimous.

By the way Mr. Scott, America hasn't even begun to express their true feelings for BUSH!!!

[bean fidhleir]

71. Bush wrote it under a pen-name (nt)

[MilesColtrane]

72. I remember meeting a man in Germany in the 80's who had been a member of the Hitler youth.

When we got into talking about the war, and he opened up a bit, he confided to me that Hitler was really a good man who was trying to do the right thing for his country, and that everyone around him failed him and lost the war.

[librechik]

73. I'm sure Goebbels felt the same way about Der Fuhrer

betrayed, in the end, by his own people when they refused to help in his crimes.

OMG! Unself-aware much?

[kid a]

74. funny stuff

[Festivito]

76. I "can't recognize dedication and nobility" in Bush. YUP. I can't.

I'm "not worthy of Bush." TRUE. I've done nothing so bad as to be worthy of having had a Bush as president.

The rest is so funny. He seems to get everything backwards.

[struggle4progress]

77. Ignored warnings about Bin Laden. Invaded a country without cause. Disregarded

international law to torture prisoners hidden from the Red Cross in illegal secret prisons. Wiretapped Americans without warrants. Allowed NOLA to drown with depraved indifference. Prosecuted people like Georgia Thompson for purely political purposes. Doubled the national debt

Don't get me started

[greyseal5]

79. I feel so sorry for Bush that I'd like to offer him a kleenex when they march him to the Hague

[Supersedeas]

80. he needed more loyalty when he lied to us about WAR and outed a CIA agent??

[Batgirl]

81. Maybe the author of the WSJ piece writes forwarded wingnut emails in his spare time.

Because that article sure sounds like a slightly more literate version of the latest email forwarded to me by Batspouse's dotty uncle in Texas. It was an fantasy transcript of Bush's imaginary farewell speech where he basically goes off on a self-pitying diatribe against that part of the country so desperate for change they actually support the Democratic ticket. Which meant they weren't even recognizable to imaginary Bush as real Americans. Oh, and they don't appreciate the great job he's done as Preznit because they are ungrateful, terrist supporting wretches who unfairly blame imaginary Bush for things that are not his fault. Needless to say, the list of things that are not imaginary Bush's fault encompasses pretty much the entire 8 year shitstorm we've been enduring.

Guess it's just the wingnut way: Arrogant, posturing bullies when in power; angry, self-pitying evaders of responsibility when things go south on their watch.

[Why Syzygy]

83. People who abandoned Bush:

partial list:

Colin Powell
Scott McClellan
Ari Fleisher
others I cannot remember at the moment

These people knew him better than we did, and they found it reasonable to "abandon" him.

[nini]

84. The Treatment 'BY' Bush Has Been a Disgrace

they messed up one word there.. do they not have proofers at the WSJ? :evilgrin:

[JJ]

85. I agree 100%

Bush's treatment of the American people and the US constitution has been deplorable, in fact...

What?
Our treatment of him?

Never mind.


props to Gilda Radner

[Proud Liberal Dem]

86. What? Are they joking?

This is perhaps one of the most delusional article that I've ever seen written about Bush and how he has been "treated" during the past 8 years. I would highlight the notable lack of concern about how "You're either with us or against us" Bush and "go f**k yourself" and "so....?" Cheney treated us during the past 8 years (not to mention other countries and institutions- United Nations). There just isn't enough bandwith anywhere to fully document how poorly (to put it nicely) he's treated anybody and everybody who "wasn't with him" not to mention the new depths of political discourse that his (mis-)administration has plunged us into thanks to the prominence of Karl Rove.

Written by: "Mr. Shapiro is an investigative reporter and lawyer who previously interned with John F. Kerry's legal team during the presidential election in 2004".

:wtf:

[JJ]

88. remember "Who cares what you think!"

[Proud Liberal Dem]

91. Exactly

"I'm a uniter, not a divider" was the single BIGGEST OVERARCHING LIE of his (P)residency!

[MisterP]

87. quite right: he's been coddled for eight years solid, no matter what he did,

in his effort to butcher hundreds of thousands, exterminate species, remove the safeguards of democracy, foment inequality and injustice, and drag politics rightwards--his hand held every step of the way, shoving away those trying to stop him
so, yes, he's been disgracefully treated

[proud patriot]

89. I'll stand with the US Constitution thank you very much

bush violated the Constitution...

[lpbk2713]

90. He's lucky he's not getting what he deserves.

YET.

[indepat]

93. Wonder if the WSJ has ever opined junior's treatment of that piece of paper, the Constitution,

as disgraceful? :D

[ProfessorGAC]

95. I'm Assuming Your Question Is Rhetorical

Because somehow i know you know the answer is no.
The Professor

[indepat]

103. Truthfully, I never read any of the garbage on the Op-Ed pages of the WSJ, so I just assume their

editors have no problem with any of junior's policies and actions including: shredding the Constitution and discarding the rule of law; the doctrines of illegal pre-emptive wars of aggression and torture and rendition; ruinous fiscal policy featuring yearly massive budget deficits and surging Federal debt; grossly unfair and regressive tax policy; ignoring global warming issues; dissing science; a wrecked economy, capital markets, stock markets, jobs markets, runaway inflation, value of the dollar, our good name, and international law and organizations. I perceive the WSJ cares not a whit about any of these any more than the cadre of daily writers of LTTE of my local rag who rage about the outcome of the election and the coming "Socialist States of America" et al. :D

[MasonJar]

96. Tell it to the millions he has killed, WSJ. They are the ones who should be

pitied...and add in the tortured and imprisoned and add in the polar bears and the other species nearing extinction and add in the soldiers who are disabled for life and the wedding parties which ended in death time and again. Got the idea, WSJ? THESE ARE THE ONES TO PITY, NOT OUR SIMPLETON PRESIDENT, WHO NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE. He did not win, but took the office by stealth, so he gets what he deserves ---disgust.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

97. Note to self

never, ever buy another WSJ.

[bluedawg12]

98. What? barney bit him too? LOL

"Instead, it's an weepy lament for a gift spurned."
:rofl:

[rhett o rick]

100. How do we contact that Shipiro guy?? The thread on WSJ is locked. nm

[SlowDownFast]

101. Here's Shapiro's blog, along with his email address:

http://drinkthis.typepad.com/shapiro/

email:

[e-mail]


I fired off an email to Mr. Shapiro...

[Imagevision]

102. The majority of the people in the world dislike Bush or hate/despise Bushco except big business...

defense contractors love Bush.

[rhett o rick]

104. Mr. Shapiro reveals the huge divide between the ruling class and the working class.

He is honest in his unbelievable attitude. The ruling class thinks so little of us peons that whatever they do they expect our undying gratitude.

How dare he call us, the American people, arrogant and weak while calling Bush dedicated and noble.

I could make a list of all the terrible things George W. Bush has done to the American people, not to mention killing hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi's (collateral damage of course), but it would do no good. Mr. Shapiro, like others in the ruling class, can rationalize whatever they do as the "right thing", because they believe they are the gods and we are the mere mortals.

George W. Bush will go to hell for what he has done and I think Mr. Shapiro should join him.

[annarbor]

106. *YAWN*

what a joke......are they serious?

[Lil Missy]

108. Oh bite me. How about 70M over 8 years investigating Clintons underwear.

Now THAT was a disgrace.

[Dukkha]

109. What about all the good things Hitler did?

give me a break! He's got a bad case of Truth Hurts Syndrome and can't accept the fact he backed a lame horse for 8 years and lost his shirt on the bets.

[rhett o rick]

111. It is important to understand what we are dealing with. Mr. Shapiro actually thinks Bush is good.

The reason is that Bush is part of the ruling class and gets a pass. How can we peons judge anyone in the ruling class. This is a serious problem. Many of the major newspaper columnists feel the same because they all are part of the ruling class. How can they be wrong??

[Aristus]

113. I think they named a type of German Black Forest clock after this guy...

:eyes:

[Tight_rope]

114. What goes around comes around....

Bush treated the people like shit and in return he deserves the same treatment. His lies finally caught up with him. Funny I know someone else just like him...just goes around lying thinking it will never caught up with him. But it always does. It's just a matter of time before the truth is unfolded to the rest of the world.

[Generic Brad]

115. Loyalty? To Whom?

The president works for us. We do not work for the president.

[rhett o rick]

116. Here is my email to Mr. (spit) Shapiro

Mr. Shapiro, I am writing in response to your article in WSJ re. the treatment of George W. Bush.
I must say I disagree with you.

Mr. Bush deserves to be tried and hanged for war crimes.

I could list all the many, many, many things he has done to our country our democracy, but I am sure it would be wasted on you.

I will say that he is responsible for the murder of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians, many were children and he is responsible for the disruption of the lives of millions of other Iraqis. I am sure you can rationalize that away. But it was done either for greed or pride.

He has brought shame on our nation for supporting torture and extraordinary rendition.

He has destroyed our economy for the benefit of his rich fat cat friends.

I would say that you either are or think you are a member of the elite ruling class of this country. You have no feeling what-so-ever for the plight of the working class.

George W. Bush is a rich playboy that was given the job of President by the wealthy neocons and he deserves to be brought to justice.

Damn him, damn you.

[Tabasco_Dave]

117. I think you have sniffed too much glue Mr Shapiro n/t