Baka.

To save the failing economy that he created, Bush has appealed to Congress AGAIN to make his tax cuts permanent.

How does not changing something that isn't working save the economy you ask? The answer: In a little over a year, he's no longer president. So why should he give a shit.

He has also asked Congress to provide 145 billion dollars in tax refunds, which, again, has obviously worked so well in the past.

Some people learn from their mistakes. It seems that is worth mentioning, since we've seen such a profound lack of intelligence recently - so rest assured, there are people who learn from their mistakes. They're just not politicians.

If the Democratic congress grants Bush these requests, I'm writing in Homer Simpson for president on the 2008 ballot.

Quick Comment

(Today is also bad metaphor day)

The New Year brings too many things to do. But I wanted to write a quick paragraph about the title and subtitle of an article in the New York Times:

Iraq War Taking Back Seat to Domestic Issues

Economic anxiety may be at least matching national security as a factor driving the 2008 presidential contest as the voting begins.

Now, I ask you: Who are these people that care more about the economy than the Iraq War. That's not to say there is no problem with the economy. I liken the current economy to German Pornography: Sure, there are some people who like watching a man defecate in a woman's mouth, but only the minority is enjoying the benefits while all the rest of us see are a few people that are full of shit. (I stretched that metaphor a bit)

But am I so anxious about the economy that the war doesn't matter? I have a job. Bush isn't going to take that away from me no matter how much he f's up the economy. And I can't fathom that anyone in the cesspool that is the available Republican candidates can do worse than the current president. I don't, for a moment, forget that people are dying in another country. I do forget that the current job growth is not as high as it could be.

If I saw two candidates that I liked equally, and they both had major announcements to make the day before the primaries, and one of them announced: "I am going to take every soldier out of Iraq my first day in office" and another announced "I have a comprehensive plan on the economy that is guaranteed to increase our rate of job growth and personal financial wealth by a sum unheard of in modern history," I will still probably vote for the former. In fact, the latter may even be more important (arguably, not necessarily) as far as the future of this country goes, but I would still vote for the former. I don't see myself back-seating the war any time soon.