Bush reads

I have some recommended reading for frat boy after he zips thru the Lincoln book.

"Conservatives without conscience"by John Dean.

If reality bothers little junior,I'm sure Mrs.Stepford(Laura)can help him with his teddy bear jammies and tuck him into bed.

And if he should,by some miracle,realize what a disaster he's made of the world,she can always tuck his portfolio of oil stocks under his pillow.

Then,after a very peacefull night's sleep,unlike the troops in Iraq,junior's first thoughts in the morning are: A.the troops B.watching cartoons C.reading the funny papers D.a big ol texas breakfast E.oh no,junior had a nightmare,he dreamt the price of oil dropped to $35 per barrel.

As Mrs.Stepford comforts little junior with some hot cocoa,he asks,what time will Fox be here to film me cuttin some brush!

The work of being President is soooo hard!!!!!!

Yes, but if the other 19 books this year featured Archie, Veronica, and Jughead, I'm pretty sure about his level of intellectual curiosity.

(Oh I forgot Beetle Bailey, which was recommended to him by Rumsfeld).

I’m still amazed at the headline, and all this time I thought he needed Dicky and Rummy to read things to him, now that Rove is back telling lies on the campaign trail.

With that headline, you knew the immature would appear - you folks on the left didn't let me down. I forgot one fact, isn't this the president who has the higher IQ than both of democratic canidates he defeated in the last two elections?

This has got to be a joke.Dubya has a hard time completing a sentence.
I see that KKKarl Rove has put together another swiftboat group."Vets for Truth"...please.This time they want to smear Jack Murtha,who like John Kerry actually served in Vietnam.Unlike W.,and Darth Cheney.He's a "real patriot",this must be why he threatens them.

This is also the presidential who freely disclosed his grades from Yale. The press had to use the FOIA process to figure out that Kerry was a C student.

Boy, this is some news we couldn't've lived without.

Hey Silva, think this might just be a little more important than what books the president is reading?

http://www.latimes.com/lat-080506mideast,0,4837571.story?coll=la-home-headlines

So glad we got France's permission.

Terry,

He may have had the IQ at one point, or false results were contrived to combat all the stories to the contrary. If he did, I guess all that abuse really did destroy some brain cells. I don't think you'll see many universities offering him presidencies or academic posts upon his retirement -- at least not until he learns English.

Besides, it's how you apply what you've been given.

KB,

I wouldn't expect many universities to host those honorary degrees upon President Bush. After all, most of those universities are run by a bunch of socialists.

I guess he could gone on to produce a "Crockumentry" or marry of Ketchup heiress, but he chose to be President of United States instead.

Terry,
You are correct that it is immature to poke fun at Bushs apparent lack of curiosity and percieved intellectual doltishness.
He is a brilliant individual that has applied his God given intellect to so many, many problems our nation and other nations faced over the last six years.
The results have been overwhelmingly fantastic, and the fruits of his great intellect are being harvested around the globe by nations and individuals alike at this very moment. Believe me, most people will never be able to forget his great intellect. Ever.

Terry,

Dwight David Eisenhower and Woodrow Wilson, Presidents of Columbia University and Princeton, respectively -- were well known for their socialist views. NOT!

But you did raise a fair point. Bush chose to become President of the United States.

If only the United States chose Bush as President. Can you hear me Katherine Harris? Don't let the door hit you on your way out.

KB, Keep drinking that kool-aid. The vote was not stolen in Florida in 2000 - most media (remember the liberal bias) found that if all the votes were casts (including military) President Bush would have beaten Al Gore. Also, Ohio in 2004 - another myth. Diebold could not have stolen 70,000 votes. If you want to see vote vote, check St. Louis in 2000 and Milwaukee in 2004.

Bill, nice try at sarcasm.

Terry,

As we all know, Bush lost the popular vote in 2000. The archaic electoral college got him elected, along with support from the Supreme Court.

Al Gore got 50,999,897 votes, or 48.38%
George Bush got 50,456,002 votes, or 47.87%

Only 51.21% of eligible voters cast their ballot. SO VOTE!

Source: Federal Election Commission; www.fec.gov

"My Pet Goat Returns" must be on his summer reading list too...

By the way, I don't remember previous administrations ever making a big deal about any other president's reading list. Interesting that this administration feels that it so necessary.

I think Terry should put down the kool-aid

All I know is every time Bush is asked about one of the books on his so-called reading list, he stumbles, mumbles and goes off on a tangent that has nothing to do with the book in question.

Hey, el Presidente! Ever hear of Clifts Notes?

KB,

If the rules of the game were popular votes, the strategies would be much different. For example, in Chicago we would inundated with political commercials for the presidential race instead of seeing none since Illinois is not considered "in play". Therefore, those popular vote numbers from 2000, or any other year, would be much different - not saying which direction.

As far as voting, I think less people should vote (there are a lot of ignorant people out there that cast ballots without doing any homework on the issues). People in this room that I disagree with are not among those that I consider in this category.

Yes, that's my point -- if we went with the popular vote, there'd be a whole new political landscape.

If you think the "ignorant" shouldn't vote, then why is your man Bush so eager to spread democracy? And if only 51% of America voted, then what kind of example are we setting?

With that headline, you knew the immature would appear -
Posted by: Terry | Aug 5, 2006 1:08:10 PM

You're right on schedule, Terry.

May I suggest the Constitution of the United States? Or would that ruffle too many feathers?

Actually, it doesn't bother me that President Bush doesn't read books. What bothers me is that he lacks the sense to make decisions that are good for the U.S. He should consider more what Jesus, his favorite philosopher, would do.

Hey Kenny, while you're setting the record straight about the popular vote you might want to mention which candidate got 3.5 million more votes in 2004. Here's a hint, it wasn't Kerry.

Eliminating the electoral college would plunge the american electoral process into chaos. It would disenfranchise smaller states by making the big population centers the most important electoral prizes. That was part of the electoral college's raison d'etre in the first place. The founding fathers didn't want Philadelphia and New York to decide who their president was. Neither do I.

Also, following up on Terry's point, I'm perfectly fine with a lower vote turnout and not because I think people from my party vote more or are more intelligent or anything stupid like that. I just think that "Rock the Vote" and all these other programs that tell people to vote but don't educate them about the electoral process are just ridiculous. If people need that kind of encouragement to do their civic duty, they probably shouldn't be in the process.

Plus, since most of our elections are a choice between (lessers of evil) anymore abstaining from voting because you find both candidates repellent is a perfectly fair and democratic choice.

I would like to place a moratorium on "so and so is drinking the kool aid." It's the most overused term in The Swamp. Think of a new and interesting way to say it if you must trot out this old canard.

Hey Terry you see the patterns here from the likes of John Scanlon, John E, 'kennybunkport" and the rest of the drooling fools on the left. All they do is rant, rant, rant and they rant about the same stuff over and over and over. Rarely do they ever speak with facts, rarely do they ever present any insight, rarely do they ever speak with any perspective. It's the same old garbage, post after post after post.

While they like to joke about Bush's intelligence, these are same folks that find the back of cereal boxes as enlightened reading.

Jorge...."Bush lacks sense to make decisions that are good for the U.S"????
Let's review a little....We haven't been attacked since 2001,maybe because of his creating "The Department Homeland Security"
Because of his tax cuts the economy is booming.
Unemployment is at 4.6% (France and Germany are around 10 to 12%)
New job growth every quarter.
Hmmmm.....
Also, Jesus (A philosopher?) really didn't get into politics as by his word, "Give to Ceasar what is Ceasar's and to God what is God's". Uh, I think his son, Jesus said that.
Take off the tin foil hat and get a life!

Today Democrats are just plain jealous. Democrats always loose at the ballot box. They behave like idiots year-round.

Bill,

As for 2004, the incumbent had a huge advantage, particularly during wartime. And Senator Kerry, while refusing to get down in the mud, often didn't defend himself adequately or convincingly. Not a pretty campaign.

Interesting to learn that several in the Swamp don't want democracy spread in the US, let alone overseas. Someone better tell the Pentagon.

The poor and underserved need to be heard, and their vote must carry equal weight, without hinderance of language, aptitude, and other impeding criteria intended to squelch their voice in the democratic process.

We definitely agree on that tiresome and nonsensical Kool Aid bit. What's the relevance to the Jonestown poisonings? Thanks for bringing it up.

Hope that wasn't too much of a rant for you John D. Enjoy your cereal (get some fiber); this morning.

It's my professional opinion that there are a couple of personality traits I find that are consistent in some Republicans who post here: dilusional & belligerent.

Even when presented with the facts, they continue to claim that Democrats never provide them. And then they become hostile & combative & attack the facts & the poster.

My advice is to open up your minds & hearts & all work together with those of us who want to save our country/world from fascism & destruction.

Make love, not war. That's pro-life.

Hey wrth703, while you're telling us all how dumb we are, perhaps you should learn that the word "lose" has but one "o."

John D.
I'm shedding a tear for you right now.
Next time you run a candidate for president from the republican playground,at least run a guy the whole world will be proud of,not just someone the republicans will be proud of.

Gerry, Giving Bush credit for creating the Department of Homeland Security is kind of funny since he opposed it initially. Since then, it has become an even bigger jobs program for unemployable Republican hacks than FEMA, judging by the news that likely terrorist targets like New York get about $5 per person in spending while Wyoming gets $38 per person to protect terrorist targets like "the beach at the end of the road".

As for George's favorite philosopher Jesus not being involved in politics, you are absolutely correct. You might point that out to the Republicans who constantly campaign as devout Christians and talk about the sanctity of life, but have no problem starting wars and killing thousands of people.

No time to get involved with this one today but I would like to commend Garry for "take off the tin foil hat" as a substitute for the various "Kool-aid" shots. However, if that one shows up more than 4-5 times this week, we may need to set some kind of limits on it too.
RRD

Garry,

"Get a life?" What are you, in third grade?

When you spend as much as this administration has and you offer tax cuts to anyone with a pulse, you're bound to have a "booming economy." But the party can't last forever. Someone will eventually have to pay for it. But that's not Bush's problem. Along with the international mess he's causing us around the world, these things will have to be resolved by "future presidents."

As for the Jesus is a philosopher reference, if you have a problem with it see the president.

Hey, immature politicos of the left. You got your butts kicked in 2000, 2002 and 2004. You think you're going to win with a platform of 'More rights for terrorists' and give Iraq back to a bunch of murdering thugs. The American people aren't as stupid as you are. Get prepared to lose again.

Bush Summer Reading List:

My Pet Goat (finally got to finish it)
The Little Red Car (fun sound effects)
On Beyond Zebra (too hard)
The pale green pants (oooh scary)
The little engine that could (Stupid. Just buy a bigger engine!)

Why did Snowjob say 20? I can't read 15 more. I'm running out of summer!

This is a perfect example of the negetive effects of the extreeme polarization of politics. These comments have spent more time bashing the party lines presented instead of focusing on the issues (although I wouldn't necessarily call the president reading an issue). Don't get me wrong, I am a firm believer that opposing viewpoints creats a balanced government. Our problem is that we (regular people, presidents, congressmen, big-business, etc.) have lost sight of debating an issues from different logical viewpoints and we have turned to debating an issue as though if we loose our personal intregity in on the line. Ego, bias, and politics is never a good combination.

Short side note: I disagree with the view that less people should vote, or that voting should be reserved for the "intellegent class." Because when one discusses this side of the argument there are so many undefined terms. What defines the intellegent class? I love politics and read/study alot about it. But i can't spell worth a hoot (I'm sure you've noticed) where would i fall? And by taking the right to vote away from those "ignorant people" you are implying that they deserve less rights than those who may be "non-ignorant." This view is called "Eugenics." Study the history of this movement around the 1940's to see where it leads. Hint: Concentration camp for "undesireables." I bit of a far out comparasion? yes, but the entire movement started out small, innocent, down to a simple question of how much the "they" were worth compared to the "us".
-Eric

Eric, I don't think anybody on this post advocated taking the right to vote away from anybody. You're right, taking that right away would be eugenics and would be wrong. However, I think what several posters (including me) have been trying to say is, if people who have every right to vote choose, of their own free will, not to, then for whatever reason that's okay. Sound alright to you?

Jorge.....how did you know about my third grade education? Later in life I did graduate from Northwestern University. How was Chapaquidic University? I hear they have great wet t-shirt competitions....gurgle,gurgle.
After Lieberman looses tomorrow, put on your tin foil hat and have a drink with Teddy.

Garry,I thought you graduated from Midland U where Laura(Welch)Bush was your driving instructor!

Presidential reading habits have always been covered by the press. Books read by John Kennedy were always mentioned. Clinton was seen carrying books and his reading habits cited. Reading is hopefully not new for Presidents.