Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Exit Strategy

During the last 8 years, the nation has seen the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, two wars that still rage, an illegal wiretapping program, a bungled response to Hurricane Katrina, and an economic crisis that has pushed the middle class, financial sector and the auto industry to the brink (to name a few). In an effort to not be known as the worst president in US history, President Bush has been desperately trying to defend his record (but as a good buddy of mine used to say, "you can't shine shit.") Needless to say, it's made for some very interesting theater. I was planning to write about it this week, but Jon Stewart did a much better (and funnier) job than I ever could: