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January 8-14, 2009
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The Bush legacy project
by Jim Hightower

George W — what a guy! Just ask him, he’ll tell you. The two-termer who spent much of his tenure avoiding any media scrutiny, now is collaring reporters for farewell interviews, while also making introspective speeches — all to reveal himself as a profound president. “An old sage,” he called himself in a December speech.

But George is not the only one who says he’s been terrific. Top-ranking administration officials are also vouching for his overall excellence. To help guide them, the White House has rolled out a two-page memo of talking points for their speeches and media appearances. Titled “Speech Topper on the Bush Record,” the memo mentions not a single flaw in the marvelous man’s eight-year term. Amazing!

But if you don’t believe those memo followers, you can turn to the fair and balanced findings of Karl Rove. Yes, Bush’s right-wing political hatchet man is now teamed up with the president’s longtime image buffer-upper, Karen Hughes, to head up a “Bush Legacy Project.” Guess what? The project also finds no flaws in The Great Man’s record. What a Legacy!

But, to add to it, here are some additional bullet points they might consider: 
• Stealing the 2000 election
• The Patriot Act
• Preemptive war
• Weapons of mass destruction
• “Bring ’em on”
• Troops with no body armor
• “Mission Accomplished”
• Osama bin Forgotten
• Donnie Rumsfeld
• Abu Ghraib
• Gitmo
• Secret renditions
• Torture memos
• Walter Reed Hospital
• “I’m the decider”
• “Heck of a job, Brownie”
• Valerie Plame
• Halliburton
• Blackwater
• Harriet Miers
• Alberto Gonzales
• Scooter Libby
• Jack Abramoff
• Executive privileges
• Illegal domestic spying
• Signing statements
• Fake news releases
• Tax cuts for the rich
• National debt
• Minneapolis bridge collapse
• Global warming
• Deregulate Wall Street
• Bailout Wall Street
• 29 percent public approval rating
What a guy!
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