Ok, so I disappeared from blogworld for a while. Life's been interfering... and usually when life interferes that's not good. Just too busy to write or even think. But I'll try and come back with a few comments every few day, if that's at all possible. After all, GW won't be here to kick around after a year and a half (Nixonian reference intended), so there isn't much time left to rip him before he ascends to President Emeritus status.
I just hope the good old boy has some plans for when he leaves office. Is he putting together his resume? How is he going to spin those failures, failures and more failures. But at least he can brag of some spectacular failures: Money and blood relation to power can buy failure on a grander scale than that achievable by us "little people." But still, after fuckin up at the top, what's left? Habitat for Humanity? Peace Corps? No, you might bump into some Carters. That could be a guilt inducing confrontation. Yech, Christians...
But I've got a suggestion. This war will still be going on when our President gets out of office. Considering he's still a strapping specimen of fitness due to all the bike riding and many hours exercising rather than problem solving during his time in office, I think he's sufficiently fit for a small but more active role in this war of his making.
No, no more leadership positions for our Commander in Chief; he's done enough damage. And no more getting big paychecks for being a symbol - even if a towering symbol of American hubris - such as he's been since 9-11. But I think driving a truck through the Sunni Triangle, or maybe working as a traffic cop at a check point on the way to the Bagdad airport, or some other low level, banal and highly dangerous job would be appropriate. God forbid anything should happen... but if it should then he can at least console himself that that's one less young GI who will have his brains blown out, limbs severed in an IED, etc. in our President's splendid little war.
I guess our president could hope to go out in a small show of glory, even if it wouldn't make up for the greater damage of his two terms. It's not too late, despite his dodge of real Viet Nam service and his later Presidential sacrifice of others, to serve some high and noble end. And if he should go the way of heroes and poor kids who joined for the GI Bill, he can at least think these words as he fades into the flag and music: Dulce et decorum est, Pro Patria Mori.
He's a Yale man, he'll know what the words mean. Right?
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PS. As an addendum to this modest proposal, I think it's only fair that I volunteer the following people for immediate enlistment and rapid deployment to "the surge": Everyone over 45*, everyone in the GOP, and everyone who supports the war and is older than 25. Uncle Sam, you can waive the age requirements for this war; there's plenty of jobs that an elderly warmonger or fellow traveler can do. And hey, no OCS for these guys - no standing in the back line waving the flag and telling young kids to "go get em, Tiger." Just give this select group, including myself, a grungy job taking a bullet and getting this surge and war over with, so our kids don't have to. Mr. Pres., I'm up for it if you are.
