7.10.2004

Bushworld: An incomplete summary of Bush's last few days:

He stormed out of a press conference when asked about his friend and fundraiser "Kenny Boy" Lay (who, along with his wife gave $882,580 to federal candidates, all but $86,470 of which went to Republicans). His military payroll records for his disputed time in the National Guard were reportedly destroyed in an attempt to salvage "deteriorating microfilm" they were allegedly stored on. His war in Iraq (based on horrifyingly flawed intelligence by the CIA he oversees) and the still-unfinished work in Afghanistan have killed 1,000 US military men and women. His administration is putting pressure on Pakistan to find bin Laden and deliver him "on twenty-six, twenty-seven, or twenty-eight July"--a clear indication that stealing headlines from the Democratic National Convention is of greater import to him than finding 9/11's mastermind. He became the first president since Hoover to bail on the NAACP convention. His VP, Dick Cheney (whose legacy has inspired a clothing line) is under investigation by the French authorities and the SEC for an array of charges ranging from bribery to money laundering while at Halliburton. And frustrated liberals will do anything to get him out of office--even if it means having sex with conservatives to sway their votes (link not safe for the kids).

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