Thursday, July 13, 2006

Letter from Bush

From: GEORGE W. BUSH
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington , DC 20520
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
LAW ENFORCEMENT I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine , in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.

MILITARY I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam

COLLEGE I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.
I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas. The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.

I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.

With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry, including Enron CEO Ken Lay, I was elected governor of Texas

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union.

During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.

I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.

With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida , and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by over 500,000 votes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.

I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week.

I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.

I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.

I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market.

In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues every month.

I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history.

My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice, had a Chevron oil tanker named after her.

I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President.

I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.

My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron.

My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision.

I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution.

More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.

I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.

I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.

I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any President in U.S. history.

I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States government.

I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history.

I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.

I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.

I refused to allow inspectors access to U.S . "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.

I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election).

I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any President since the advent of television.

I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.

I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.

I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protests against any person in the history of mankind.

I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation.

I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. citizens, and the world community.

I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families-in-wartime.

In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking Iraq and then blamed the lies on our British friends.

I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security.

I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a WMD.

I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden [sic] to justice.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view.

All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy an d unavailable for public view.

All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.

I am a member of the Republican Party.
PLEASE CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE WHEN VOTING IN THE 2006 MIDTERM ELECTIONS. PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY VOTER YOU KNOW.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Wednesday, May 03, 2006


This helps. A little. Posted by Picasa

Thursday, April 27, 2006


Currently wasting time on this one. One of the last great games of the PS2 generation. Prince of Persia+++. Camera angles get a bit wonky from time to time, making some of the "puzzles" a little bit difficult to "solve." And as much as I hate to admit it, but this game almost makes you feel as if you are learning a little bit. Okay, it is Sony's version of Greek mythology, but still and all, as the gladiator makes his way through Hydras, Minotaurs, and the Gods themselves, the least of your worries is how closely any of the levels matches Edith Wharton's take on the Greek bedtime stories. Hack and slash your way through this one for under twenty rupees, shekels, or whatever the hell currency Plato bought his cappuccino with. Posted by Picasa

Saturday, April 22, 2006

If I had a hammer....


And now we know why Dickies are so popular Posted by Picasa

Friday, April 14, 2006


Just for the hell of it. Posted by Picasa

No. I have no clue either, but it's tradition... Posted by Picasa

Really, I wouldn't risk your eternal soul for this one. Posted by Picasa

Seriously...if you know what is good for you...turn around...do not click, here or here. Posted by Picasa

Uh, yeah...but I already knew the directions. Posted by Picasa

Baseball=evil. Inside Edition+Interview with Tom Cruise=Good Clean Christian Living. Posted by Picasa

Puns are bad. Lies are bad. The nut doesn't fall far from the tree. Mixed metaphors will get you sent to hell. Posted by Picasa

Hirohito, Hitler and Taxes...could Saddam be far behind? Posted by Picasa

Not as funny as the other guy and taxes.... Posted by Picasa

Itemized Death and Taxes Posted by Picasa

Death and Taxes...hmmmmm.... Posted by Picasa

Thursday, April 13, 2006


oh yeah, like I am the only one... Posted by Picasa

Obvious...but really? They don't actually wear these, do they? Posted by Picasa

Why is it so damn sexy when women wear men's ties? Posted by Picasa

Another simple truth: The world is filled with a shitload of people who are less intelligent than you or I, but they are a whole lot more powerful. Stupidity is rewarded. Intelligence is recognized. And then killed on sight. Posted by Picasa

Or when a woman wears a man's shirt? Posted by Picasa

It's a tie! Posted by Picasa

or This? Posted by Picasa

This? Posted by Picasa

Monday, April 10, 2006


Buy it used if you have to. Get a damn Xbox if you don't already own one (uh, with the 360 out, you can now qualify for retro cool)...anyhow, one of the latest games spinning in the the ol' Gates-game system...pretty impressive. Creepy game. Intuitive controls. Fucking A++ soundtrack (Badalamenti)....Playing the blues restores sanity...say no more. 2 hours in and already scared goofy three times. Spoiler: Be careful what you look for in mirrors. If there is any minus on this game...and this is a big ass one Xboxers, so listen up, the autosave feature can be disabled. Why? Who the hell knows? At the four hour point...and the scotch saturation juncture, time to go to bed....progress not saved? Damn. Good news is, that Indigo Prophecy offers enough branching storylines...enough choices to change the outcome, that this game has an above average replay value. I paid $32.99 used....look for the price on used to come down below twenty bucks in the next month or two, and jump on this one. Seriously. Creepier moments than that kid in Black and White who haunts your ass for not saving him from drowning (Yes...you get your opportunity (SPOILER) to do the same here). Posted by Picasa

Saturday, April 08, 2006