Last Minute Hijinks

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I am always amused by the 11th-hour hijinks of an unpopular outgoing President, like George W. Bush. It seems as though these guys think they can erase 7 years and 11 months of bad policy and poor leadership in the last month. Not only that, but they like to take credit or blame as necessary. Right after Obama was elected (restoring my faith that, yes, there is a God) gas prices began to drop. They are at almost $1.50/gallon now where I live. Obviously, Bush will want credit for this when the fact is it is more a reflection of the new direction in which our country is headed. Our Commander-In-Thief (he stole the first election, plain and simple, with the aid of a Republican-appointed majority in the Supreme Court) hasn't had to buy a tank of gas in over a decade, but his family's oil business sure got rich from our suffering. Now I read where he has approved 11th-hour legislation to take effect on the eve of his leaving office regarding the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act which will prohibit forms of online gambling like poker. When this was announced the banking system went nuts, saying it was too much of a burden to enforce during the current financial crisis that Bush himself helped cause. They have bigger problems to worry about, but Bush has to satisfy his right-wing fanatics with last-minute legislation. I have listened to people defend Bush for the past eight years, but the truth will continue to come out. He will be remembered as the worst President of the last 100 years, maybe of all time. Lying about committing adultery---immoral, disappointing. Lying about a country having weapons of mass destruction to get Americans to support a war---treasonous. Thank God that Barack Obama is a man dedicated to helping our nation heal. Otherwise he would probably try to initiate criminal proceedings against the man who betrayed our trust.