Chimpy: Goodbye to you.

[deminks]

George W Bush leaves world stage with a 'goodbye'

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/241879,george-w-bush-leaves-world-stage-with-a-goodbye--feature.html

Washington - It was a farewell without fanfares, tears or dollops of praise. Instead, US President George W Bush ended his last press conference after an international summit with a simple "goodbye."Everyone present understood: this was no "see you soon." Indeed, this weekend's historic meeting in Washington to come up with solutions to the global financial crisis was simultaneously Bush's last turn on the world stage. All that remains is some wrapping up of loose administrative ends.

True, there is still an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to attend before his term runs out, but now everything is geared toward waiting for the arrival of the new president, Barack Obama.

Could this have been the way Bush foresaw his swan song? At a crisis summit?

Without a doubt, the farewells were muted. None of the summit participants wanted to make a public show of accolades for Bush. Even French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a self-avowed friend of America, only managed to come up with some lukewarm homages, calling Bush a "fair, loyal partner," even if he was not always an "easy" one.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel used similarly veiled terms, saying Bush was "relaxed" and "calm." She said the summit was managed professionally and with attention to detail. Again, no sign of separation anxiety there.

The leader of the free world did not try to hide the fact that this was not a farewell on his preferred terms.

"Those of you who have followed my career know that I'm a free- market person," he said during the press conference. But that statement only highlighted the ironic nature of this crisis he is managing in his last days.

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Yeah, it's the "wrapping up of loose administrative ends" that I'm really curious about. But Gawdalmighty, I will be so glad when he says goodbye to us, and gets on that plane to Paraguay with his gold palm trees.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

1. Golden palm trees and a Treasure Chest

That is a treasure chest, I think.

[UTUSN]

2. Everything it has *always* been about for Shrub: Daddy daddy daddy

"Everything" meaning: Iraq, taking the pResidency, and FUCKING UP. Especially the fucking up part: Like where Poppy crashed those planes and got crew killed. Actually, this all applies to Mc5PLANEs, too: Just always being at the scene of disasters.

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http://www.nypost.com/seven/11162008/gossip/pagesix/love_that_dad_138927.htm

LOVE THAT DAD

PRESIDENT Bush had a memorable meeting with retired former FBI Agent Ed Kenny and his son, Ed Jr., at graduation ceremonies at the FBI Academy at Quantico. Recalling the meeting the other night at the Irish Hunger Memorial Benefit in Battery Park City, Kenny Sr. said Bush grabbed both father and son, who had just graduated, pulled them together in a presidential bear hug and whispered conspiratorially, "I followed in my father's footsteps, too!"

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[Number_Six]

3. Just get the firetruck OUT already!

Honestly, 1-20 cannot come soon enough. Anyone got an Einstein-Rosen thingie up and running yet?

[TWiley]

4. DING DONG THE BUSH IS GONE

DING DONG THE BUSH IS GONE
WHICH OLD BUSH?
THE STINKY OLD BUSH
DING DONG THE EVIL BUSH IS GONE

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