The Son he Wished he'd Never Had
Rumor has it that President George Bush had been on the outs
with his Pa, ex-president George Bush. The issue is the senior
Bush's warm friendship with that scoundrel Bill Clinton. I guess
you can't blame W to much for being jealous, because W never had
peace and prosperity in his presidency like Billy and he's yet
to balance one single budget and now his own father is acting
like Clinton was a better president than Georgie is now. And to
top things off, he was the one who introduced these two in the
first place.
Clinton and Bush Senior aren't the only odd couple ex-presidents
out there, by the way. Presidents Ford and Carter developed a
warm partnership between themselves, once they'd gotten together
and aired their differences. It turned out that they had a lot
in common and the only people who ever understand what it was
like to be president of the United States - you guessed it - are
other people who've been president of the United States.
Clinton, as a matter of fact, was well known to have taken
advice from Tricky Dick himself out in exile in San Clemente.
Maybe Bill should have asked Dick whether cigars and interns
were such a good idea.
Speaking of rumors: Now the rumors are that Georgie has had a
nervous breakdown and/or has taken up drinking again - much to
the dismay of his wife; rumored dismay, that is. Bush's
popularity numbers are in the toilet, where they should have
been all along. I'd bet it's probably because most Americans are
starting to pay their heating bills and wondering why this is,
after the US invaded one of the largest oil producing nations in
the world. 'Coincidentally', the oil companies have posted their
largest profits ever.
Or is it a coincidence? Hmmm.
I feel bad for the president and I feel guilty for feeling bad
for him, because you know what? He should feel a bit lousy. At
least a hundred thousand Iraqis are dead based on crummy
decisions he made. Tens of thousands are maimed or wounded or
are languishing in our prisons and camps since they are accused
terrorists, or enemy combatants, or some other name that means
that they don't deserve to be treated fairly like the human
beings they are. Not to mention the Americans who are dead (two
thousand plus) or maimed or wounded (fifty thousand plus).
Come to think of it, the President does deserve to have some
sleepless nights. At least he's still alive to have those
sleepless nights, which is more than you can say for all those
permanently deprived of their right to ever sleep again on his
orders. And if his father is treating Bill Clinton as the son he
would have rather have had, then W deserves that, too.