The Lame Duck pres.

I suggest reading the whole article. A fitting good-bye to a bad president. Time online Bush's Last Days: The Lamest Duck By JOE KLEIN Joe Klein – Wed Nov 26, 5:45 am ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20081126/us_time/08599186230700 ..... "So I've been searching for valedictory encomiums. His position on immigration was admirable and courageous; he was right about the Dubai Ports deal and about free trade in general. He spoke well, in the abstract, about the importance of freedom. He is an impeccable classicist when it comes to baseball. And that just about does it for me. I'd add the bracing moment of Bush with the bullhorn in the ruins of the World Trade Center, but that was neutered in my memory by his ridiculous, preening appearance in a flight suit on the deck of the aircraft carrier beneath the "Mission Accomplished" sign. The flight-suit image is one of the two defining moments of the Bush failure. The other is the photo of Bush staring out the window of Air Force One, helplessly viewing the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina. This is a presidency that has wobbled between those two poles - overweening arrogance and paralytic incompetence."

Thanks to Jay,

From The Nation online:

After leaving office ex-President Bush reportedly will head the American Red Cross where he will push for "vast forward-looking measures" dedicated to "helping future disaster victims help themselves" such as swimming and lifesaving classes for residents of low-lying regions.   --Edward Sorel

Now for the Contest:

ANNOUNCING... THE NATION'S RETIRE BUSH CONTEST!

THE QUESTION: WHAT WILL W. DO AFTER LEAVING OFFICE?
Send us your answer, disingenuous or otherwise, in 25 words (more or less). The winner will be chosen by a panel of fair-minded judges (Victor Navasky, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Richard Lingeman). First Prize is an original drawing, based on your entry, by famed New Yorker artist Edward Sorel.

Send your entry hereDEADLINE: December 31WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED: January 12