When it was written in 1977, the musical “Annie” contained a song called “We’d Like to Thank You (Mr. Hoover),” but those who’ve been in the theatre in the last 8 years or so probably haven’t heard it. Much like you probably haven’t heard much about the Boulder Dam, but you probably know about the Hoover Dam.
When a political party nominates a election loser, they spend a little time reflecting. When a political party nominates an election winner who turns out to be an epic failure, they whitewash history.
The 33% of Americans who still approve of George W. Bush insist that history will be kinder to him than those of us in the other 67%. At this point, I think they’d be happy if he just eventually ranks higher than Hoover again.
In the wake of Bush’s failure to slow the economic tail-spin, more and more Americans are homeless, and living in tent cities. We used to call them “Hoovervilles,” in the future they will likely be known as Bushvilles.
In the spirit of little orphan Annie, I’d like to personally thank Mr. Bush.
Thank you, George W. Bush, for teaching me that even a constitutionally-limited democratic republic – with built-in checks and balances that show the wisest prescience – does not function properly unless We, the People, recognize our duty to stand up to tyranny and oppression.
“We may not have realized it at the time, but in the period from late 2001-January 19, 2009, this country was a dictatorship. The constitutional rights we learned about in high school civics were suspended. That was thanks to secret memos crafted deep inside the Justice Department that effectively trashed the Constitution. What we know now is likely the least of it.” – Scott Horton, international human rights attorney
If you would like to personally thank Mr. Bush, someone in that 33% has set up a non-ironic website giving you the opportunity to do so: www.thankyoupresidentgeorgewbush.com
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