Commentary + Dissent = Dysentery

First off - the above photo has absolutely nothing to do with this post. I did a google image search for "george w bush portrait" and this is one of the images that came up: Miles Davis holding a white baby. Will the wonders of the internet ever cease?

Anyhow. I just got done watching Bush's farewell address. Was it just me or did he look downright creepy when he was talking about Obama and his family. He had that look he gets when he thinks he's being funny. Or maybe that's just the only look he has aside from his "serious" face.

The speech was pretty standard. Just humping the ghosts of his limited accomplishments. I mean I guess the absence of a negative (additional terrorism on American soil) is a positive. But let's not forget that 9/11 itself happened on his watch. We're supposed to remember him as a great president because only ONE massive terrorist attack happened on his watch? And what about Katrina? And torture?

In the end, this speech felt aptly like the end of a horror movie. You know when the killer or whatever comes back for one last scare. Remember there are evil evil people out there in the world and we all need to be afraid. Of all the things I won't miss about the Bush administration, constant use of scare tactics ranks numero uno.

I'm not saying that everything will be rainbow fountains and roller-disco dance parties with Obama. Shit's gonna be pretty tough especially over the next few financial quarters. But at least we have a president who signed up for the job knowing how difficult it would be, rather than one who slid in at the tail end of good times and had to continually play catch-up as things got worse and worse (usually as a result of his own doing or lack there of). For this we can be thankful.

Farewell you faux cowboy ass-hat!