So the Bush administration is currently charged with the monumental task of cleaning up 8 years of a mess in the White House. It must really be hard work, so much to the point that Vice President (not for long hahaha!!!) Dick Cheney actually hurt himself in the process.
“Vice President Cheney pulled a muscle in his back today while moving boxes into his new house,” said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino, “Under his physician’s recommendation, the vice president will be in a wheelchair for the next couple of days, including for tomorrow’s inauguration.”
Awww… Poor poor Dick.
Normally I don’t like to make fun of someone who has hadmultiplehealthproblems in recent years, but… I’ll make an exception here and allow myself a laugh.
This was probably the most shocking Bush moment for me personally, which is why I’ve saved it for this number two spot.
I really shouldn’t have been surprised - Bush has shown through multiple stages of his political career that he doesn’t hold the same respect for human life that I do. From his record-setting execution totals as a governor (and the average time of just over a half an hour that he used to look over the case files before allowing the executions) to his slow reactions during 9/11 (NORAD - our air defense system, has always intercepted off-course planes within 15 minutes - on 9/11 four off course planes evaded NORAD for over 80 minutes), and even in the way that the Katrina situation was handled (Don’t even give me that “Louisiana had to ask for help” copout - in a national crisis like that our president should be pro-active). Not to mention the two wars that he authorized.
Making light of war is not humorous. Not to me, not to you, and most certainly not to the soldiers and the families of soldiers who bravely defend our freedom. I still find this moment incredible - although I really shouldn’t.
I guess I just don’t understand this man. He’s so far from the compassionate conservative that he played himself to be, it’s incredible. Oh well, one more day right?
