The Last 100 Days

Today is the day we celebrate the final 100 days of George W. Bush's Presidency. It may sound harsh to use the term "celebrate" but because we live in the greatest democracy on the globe we are often righteous is sitting quietly in protest of our leaders' actions, while knowing that we, the electorate, will have our say and there will either be change or a re-employment of that which we approve of. The key is that it will be peaceful and principled. Well, I have sat quietly, along with many millions who, over the past eight years, have watched this President abuse power, trash the Constitution, lower the expectations of government, shame the good name of the U.S., stumble over itself, disregard the People, and attempt to erase two hundred years of progress towards peace and prosperity.

Sound unfair? Join me for the next 100 days as I count down my own, personal, list of the 100 reasons to celebrate the end of this administration. Is it stupid? Sure. But on this list will be more high crimes and misdemeanors than any President ever before - even one I can think of who was actually impeached! These will come in no particular order, save for maybe the top 10 or 25. By then I'll probably be too depressed to rank them.

#100. Those First Days. In those first weeks after the election we saw every facet of your character that we would come to despise over the course of your reign. I do not argue that because Al Gore won the popular vote he should have been President. I believe the Electoral College is the system we use for good reason. If you won the electoral votes, then yes, you should have won the election.

But what we knew then was that Katherine Harris was both responsible for atrocious deficiencies in the Florida elections overseen by your brother; and was your campaign co-chair. Her crimes, and yes, they were crimes, are now legendary - as is your employment of cronyism with some of the worst cronies a guy can have! As the country became more divided, you employed James Baker to fight legitimate recounts – all the way to the Supreme Court. Before you ever took office you displayed an arrogance that would only foretell the unilateral, narrow minded decision-making to come.