A Mixed Bag (of what?)

[ProSense]

A Mixed Bag

A mixed bag of WHAT, exactly? I was almost afraid to know the answer to my own question. Between stories of man-eating tigers and Huckabee's hunting trip, CNN has been attempting to shore up the image of the worst President ever with Ed Henry's piece "With one year to go, Bush's legacy a mixed bag" at CNN.com and ad nauseum repetition on the companion 'news' station.

Here's how Ed's tale begins:

It's the best of times, it's the worst of times -- a tale of two legacies as President Bush prepares to ring in the final year of his presidency.

First, Ed, I really doubt 'W' has read much Dickens, who he would most likely deem a 'librul' given his recurring themes of social injustice. In the Bush version of Dickens' tale, it would be Barb and Jenna's dad in the Bastille, not Lucie's (I think in the Bush version, Dickens would have just left him there to rot), and neither of the cities would be Paris, as even George knows Paris is French. Though I guess it was the best of times for Halliburton, Exxon and Blackwater. And the worst for homeowners, the US dollar, the troops, Iraqis, people who need healthcare, the Constitution and the planet.

Sitting in the front row for Bush's final press conference of 2007 on Thursday, I was struck by how it's a mixed bag for the president on three key issues -- his relationship with the Democratic Congress, the state of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the health of the U.S. economy.

That's where it gets freaky for me. A mixed bag of what? His relationship with the Dem Congress is about as cordial as Mme. Defarge and the Evremondes. Bush STARTED the immoral trillion dollar war in Iraq based on nonexistent WMD, and left binLaden to roam free in Afghanistan and/or Pakistan where we still don't have enough troops. And as for the economy ... well ... that's actually fairly Dickensian, so there's that. Oh, and there's torture. That one's covered in both the Dickens tale and Bush's presidency as well. But unlike A Tale of Two Cities, there hasn't been a civil war. Oh, wait. There's also a civil war.

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[Jacobin]

1. A Mixed Bag of Dung?

I can see that.

[sam sarrha]

2. everything Bu$h has done has turned to Shit.. mix up different RANCID shit you still JUST got SHIT

[helderheid]

3. Dispair, terror, lack of healthcare for greedy children, death, scandal, secrecy, rich gettin'

richer, poor getting poorer, stolen elections, lies...

ETA :sarcasm: on the "greedy" children part, in case anyone missed it.

[ProSense]

4. Bush's latest signing statement

President Bush Signs H.R. 2764 into Law

Today, I signed into law H.R. 2764, legislation that will fund the Federal Government within the reasonable and responsible spending levels I proposed -- without raising taxes and without the most objectionable policy changes considered by the Congress. This law provides a down payment for the resources our troops need, without arbitrary timelines for withdrawal. The Congress should quickly take action next year to provide the remainder of the funding needed by our troops.

President George W. Bush signs into law H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2008, also known at the omnibus, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, after boarding Air Force One Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. I am disappointed in the way the Congress compiled this legislation, including abandoning the goal I set early this year to reduce the number and cost of earmarks by half. Instead, the Congress dropped into the bill nearly 9,800 earmarks that total more than $10 billion. These projects are not funded through a merit-based process and provide a vehicle for wasteful Government spending.

There is still more to be done to rein in Government spending. In February I will submit my budget proposal for fiscal year 2009, which will once again restrain spending, keep taxes low, and continue us on a path towards a balanced budget. I look forward to working with the Congress in the coming year to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.

Finally, this legislation contains certain provisions similar to those found in prior appropriations bills passed by the Congress that might be construed to be inconsistent with my Constitutional responsibilities. To avoid such potential infirmities, the executive branch will interpret and construe such provisions in the same manner as I have previously stated in regard to similar provisions.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

December 26, 2007.

Doesn't he believe the Constitution is just a GD piece of paper?

[ProSense]

5. Kick! n/t

[dwahzon]

6. Excellent

post at KV. Thanks for pointing it out Prosense

[11 Bravo]

7. A mixed bag of abject failures and criminal acts.

[Octafish]

8. Treason and Warmongering...

...and mass murder and corruption and thievery and lying and gangsterism and all manner of perversion, for starters.