Doing My Patriotic Duty

Space Cowboy's earlier post evoked once again my eye-twitching abhorrence to Bush's idiotic habit of talking about policy (or the lack thereof) as if he not only isn't the president, but isn't even an American ("America has got to change its habits"). The unmitigated temerity of constantly talking about problems facing Americans as if he's helpless to do anything about it—as if his hands are tied because we gosh-dern citizens don't spontaneously just up and stop using oil, or stop being poor, or stop being unemployed—makes me want to put my fist through a wall. That, in turn, reminded me of an old post of mine from 2006 on the same topic, in which I helpfully offered some assistance to our president:

You think Americans need to be less dependent on oil? Then propose a serious solution and direct 1/10th of the bloody attention you've given to clearing brush and photo ops with snowflake babies to making it happen. If you need some help, maybe you can contact Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Or Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson. Or me, at which point I'll prepare a presentation complete with easily understandable note cards.










I'm happy to help, Mr. President, because I'm an American patriot. Just let me know what I can do to help you do your fucking job.