Huh?!?

This is what happens when his handlers don't script Shrub.

Bush: ...and I'm convinced fifty years from now people will look back and say, Thank God there were those that were willing to sacrifice.

Curry: But you're saying you're going to have to carry that burden. Some Americans believe that they feel they're carrying the burden because of this economy.

Bush: Yeah, well...

Curry: They say we're suffering because of this.

Bush: I don't agree with that.

Curry: You don't agree with that? It has nothing do with the economy, the war, the spending on the war?

Bush: I don't think so. I think actually the spending in the war might help with jobs.

Curry: Oh, yeah?

Bush: Yeah, because we're buying equipment, and people are working. I think this economy is down because we built too many houses (Curry: hmmmmm) and the economy is adjusting. On the other hand we're just about to kick out 157 billion dollars to our taxpayers......what would have been had we abandoned Iraq when times were tough and let those soldiers die in vain..

Only 336 days left.

Please, people, use your vote well. No more stupid presidents.

Your Share of Bush's Folly

Let's look at the numbers.

The wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and anti terrorist efforts abroad could cost the country $2.4 trillion over the next ten years, according to a report Wednesday.

The money, over 70 percent of which would go to support operations in Iraq, includes the estimated $600 billion spent since 2001, Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag said in testimony before the House Budget Committee. That estimate includes projected interest, since the government is borrowing most of the funds required.

OK, let's give Bush credit for what he got right. Even a good president would have sent troops into Afghanistan. However, a good president would have gone in, gotten the job done and then gotten out, so we probably wouldn't still be there. But, since Bush is used to having everything given to him instead of earned, we'll go ahead and take 30% off the top.

$2,400,000,000,000 x 30% = 72,000,000
$2,400,000,000,000 - $72,000,000,000 = $1,680,000,000,000

So the current United States population is 303,026,362.

Let's see how that breaks down, to find out what each individual owes -- my portion, your portion, your kid's portion, your grandmother's portion:

$1,680,000,000,000 ÷ 303,026,362 = $5,544.07

$5,544.07. That means my family of three is into this stupid endeavor for $16,632.21. I don't know about you, but I can think of some really cool stuff I could have done with that kind of cash.

So, where are you going to come up with that money? More importantly, where are your kids going to get it? They're ultimately going to be the ones who have to pay this bill. Maybe you better up your contribution to their savings accounts...

Happy Earth Day

If you can find it. McJoan went looking but didn't find much. I was swamped and didn't even get this post up until Sunday morning. I remember when Earth Day used to be a big event, with parades and street fairs and all sorts of fun, but I don't know of anything that was scheduled this year (at least, not here in Chattanooga), even though it fell on a Saturday. Did I miss a memo, or were we all too busy working an extra job to pay for the next tank of gas?