Bush Say's Good-bye...

...But Is Anyone Listening?

Last night, President George W. Bush bid the nation farewell. In a thirteen minute speech delivered in front of nearly 250 friends and colleagues, the 43rd President of the United States tried one last time to vindicate himself to a wary American public. My question is: "Is there anyone out there even listening to him anymore?" Obviously, yes, people watched him last night. Political die-hards, such as myself, listened to what the man had to say, and sighed every time he justified his actions.

What's interesting to note, although he leaves office in four days, he really hasn't done much of anything since the end of September. I recall, back in 2000, President Clinton was working on a Mideast Peace Plan right up until almost the day he left office. Whether he was doing it because he believed in it or he wanted one last award to put on his mantle, we may never know. The point is, "W" checked out a long time ago. He has only been doing interviews lately to try to salvage a decent legacy.

I must say, listening the idiot-in-chief on last time, I was struck by how much he really believed everything he was saying. The man honestly believes he was good for the country. Despite everything that has happened over the past eight years, he still had the nerve to stand up there and say that he was proud of what he had accomplished. And, to his end, he has yet to acknowledge that he had made any mistakes along the way, except for not finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

President George W. Bush's legacy will live on long after you and me have ceased to breath our last breath's. He is now a part of our United States history. People will study his Presidency for years and years to come. I am sure that there will be volumes of books written about this man long after he is buried at his library in Dallas, TX. Bush may have prevented other attacks upon the United States, as he is so fond of saying, yet he attacked this country and did more damage than any terrorist could have imagined.

So, let him go back to Texas and kick up his heels and live the life of Riley. We will work, together with our new President to pick up the pieces of wreckage that "W" has left behind. Maybe one day, when he is old and wiser, he will begin to understand that he what he did while he was leader of our country wasn't in our best interests, but in his best interests. Maybe he will one day understand that keeping us safe isn't the only thing he was responsible for. Because really, are we more safe than we were eight years ago? Have we achieved peace and prosperity? Are our elders and children and disabled taken care of? Has he left the world a better place for being our President?

Apparently, after listening to is farewell address, he certainly believes this is so. Yes, George W. Bush said farewell to America last night. He told us he was honored and humbled to have been our leader for the past eight years. But honestly, how many of us were just glad to see him walk away from the lectern one last time? How fitting that on Tuesday afternoon, he will be flying west, into the sunset. Good-bye George W. Bush, don't let the door hit ya on the way out.