Photo: As the end draws near, God's Little Chosen Prince still has a full supply of smirks

[Amerigo Vespucci]

US President George W. Bush speaks on aviation congestion and transportation safety at the US Department of Transportation in Washington, DC. Bush might hold a final press conference before leaving the White House on January 20, but then again he might not, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.
(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

[liberalmuse]

1. He is SO drunk.

My guess is that gin is his drink of choice. You can't really smell it on a drunkard's breath. It was F. Scott Fitzgerald's poison of choice for that very reason, though it is obvious that Bush is no F. Scott Fitzgerald.

[spanone]

2. please, don't insult god.

he may think he is, but i'm sure god doesn't see it that way.

[msongs]

3. his jokes were kinda funny...but not good to say in front of that audience i think

funny in a context of percs of a president

Msongs

[galaxy21]

4. Is there any doubt he has fallen off the wagon?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. "Y'know what? Yer alright. HEY! Y'know what? Yer alright. Where are my car keys?"

:rofl:

:toast:

[galaxy21]

6. Wasn't LBJ supposed to be drinking quite heavily towards the end of his time at the white house?

Seriously, is it just me or are there a lot of LBJ/Bush comparisions now? (apart from the fact, LBJ actually did do some good things while in office)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

7. I've heard that LBJ's drinking bouts were an attempt to self-medicate his conscience...

...whereas Junior lacks a conscience, period.

And yes, LBJ had accomplishments, while Bush has a pile of empties in the corner that the While House staff will have to cart out to the recycle bins in the morning.

:patriot:

[galaxy21]

8. He does look like hell nowadays

Honestly, I don't think its so much that Bush doesn't have a conscience....he just doesn't think he has done anything wrong. In his mind, he's convinced himself he was this great president, and everyone else is wrong. That might be even scarier.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

9. True...let's replace "lack of conscience" with "faulty moral compass."

The same held true for Nixon. "He just didn't think he has done anything wrong. In his mind, he's convinced himself he was this great president, and everyone else is wrong."

You'd think we'd have learned by now. Bush is proof that we didn't, Obama's proof that we do eventually acknowledge when "enough is enough."

:patriot:

[galaxy21]

10. Towards the end of his life, Nixon admitted that he had behaved badly and apologised (sort of)

I mean, Nixon wasn't in complete denial like Bush seems to be.

It actually reminds me of Palin: even now, you think she'd say 'well, obviously I wasn't ready to be vice president, much less president' but she doesn't seem to realize how bad a candidate she was. It's everyone else's fault.