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Bush's "Absolutely Excusable" List

By Tom Ball
12/20/2005 10:33:22 AM EST

We all know that Santa keeps a list, checks it twice, keeping track of those naughty and nice. Less well know is that President Bush also keeps a list, checks it twice, keeping track of his own device. He calls it his "Absolutely Excusable" list. It's a rather extensive list of things that simply must be "Excusable". Otherwise someone might end up on Santa's "Naughty" list. Uh oh!

Now, normally I wouldn't harp on anyone's "Absolutely Excusable" list. God knows everyone has them. But usually they don't profoundly affect the rest of the world. And besides, Bush brought it up first by suggesting that something on my personal "Absolutely Excusable" list was actually - you guessed it - INEXCUSABLE!

Bush Calls Senators' Failure To Renew Patriot Act "Inexcusable." NBC Nightly News reported last night that in his press conference, the President also said the Patriot Act "works," and it provides "Federal agents the tools they need to track suspected terrorists and when he criticized the Senate for blocking its renewal some senators were singled out." On The CBS Evening News, Bush was shown saying, "It is inexcusable for the United States Senate to let this Patriot Act expire."

So what does Bush's "Absolutely Excusable" list consist of? What does he think is A-Okay?

Join us over the flip to find out...

Well, here are a few thoughts off the top of my head. Perhaps you could contribute a few in the comments:

President Bush's "Absolutely Excusable" List

"First Amendment Zones"

Outing a CIA agent

Going AWOL

Using Eminent Domain for Profit

Mangling the English Language

Unilateral Preemptive Strikes

Starting a war under false pretenses

Industry-dictated government policy

Insider Trading

Trent Lott, Tom Delay, and "Kenny Boy" Lay

The Confederate Flag over the Statehouse

John McCain's "Black Child"

Nepotism

Government Propaganda

Winning the "Trifecta"

Policy decisions based on religious beliefs

Massive Budget Deficits

Exploiting 9/11

Torture

Holding US citizens without charges

Spying on US citizens without a warrant

Denying manual recounts

TOTAL SECRECY

Sacrificing Liberty for false security

Breaking Treaties

Following up morning bible study with inmate executions

Waving to Stevie Wonder

Vacation Time at the Ranch (LOTS OF IT)

Driving While Intoxicated

Debating with an earpiece

LYING

Reading "My Pet Goat" while NY burned

Tax cuts for the Wealthy, Funding Cuts for the Poor

Ignoring congress

"War on Science"

Referring to the US Constitution as "just a goddamned piece of paper"

Phew!

Happy Holidays!!

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Bush's "Absolutely Excusable" List | 9 comments (9 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Let er RIP!! (none / 1)

I KNOW the list if far more extensive than this, but I didn't want to have all the fun.

What do you think President Bush has on his "Absolutely Excusable" list?

Political Cortex -- Brain Food for the Body Politic

by Tom Ball on 12/20/2005 10:35:03 AM EST

Let er rip: (none / 1)

Kissing Joe Leiberman.

Dissent Protects Democracy

by cscs on 12/20/2005 01:09:06 PM EST

: Pffft! (none / 0)

I go ahead and put this whole list together and then you come along and in the blink of an eye you post the best one of all.
Sheesh!
;)
Political Cortex -- Brain Food for the Body Politic
by Tom Ball on 12/20/2005 02:24:05 PM EST

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