** WARNING! THIS POST CONTAINS PROFANE LANGUAGE, ILL WISHES AND OVERALL BITTERNESS AND RESENTMENT. THIS IS ARTICLE IS NOT MEANT FOR ANYONE WHO HAS THE SLIGHEST TWINGE OF SYMPATHY FOR GEORGE W. BUSH**

I read an article about Bush's "legacy" on Monday. The Boston Globe, usually a lefty newspaper, portrayed him in a fairly laudatory light. After I dry heaved, grittted my teeth and mentally kicked his, and the rest of the administration's asses, the cloud of fury passed just long enough for me to be able to write about Bush's legacy, from my point of view ( of course).

Where do I begin? Hmmm... I suppose at the beginning. You know, when he stole the election? Ahh yes, remember those grueling days in which I prayed and promised my first born and left kidney to anyone who would tell me that the world's largest idiot would not in fact become president? As a junior in college, I was beginning to develop my own role in our government, supporting and voting for the candidate that I felt represented my interests. As a child born of parents who raised us with good morales and even better politics, my perspective of democracy was crushed. I walked into my early adulthood feeling jipped.

As junior year turned into senior year in college, my world, once again, came crashing down on me like a ton of bricks on the morning of September 11, 2001. Fury over anyone who would want to hurt my country or it's citizens plagued me from that day forward. I believe in bringing terrorists to justice. Yet, Bush used these events to both bring our civil liberties to a near standstill and launch his platform of lies to engage in the war in Iraq.

As a graduate student in Sydney, Australia, I was met, day-to-day, with constant criticisms of America. These critiques were not just from Australians, but all of the other ( lovely) Europeans, whom I know and love, that I met there. It might surprise you to know that I'd never back down from a fight, yet, what they had to say hit the nail right on the head. President Bush, you ruined our world image. As much as I love my country, I have to admit, that when overseas, I sometimes find/found myself embarrassed about that joker in the oval office.

As the reality of adulthood set in and I was back in the states, and entering my teaching career, I had to and continue to endure the oppressive law ( and "brain" child of Bush) " No Child Left Behind". Good idea, bad law. Ask any teacher, it's ruining, not helping education. You know I don't balk at taxes, therefore supporters of the law should know that although I don't support " No Child Left Behind", I do support holding schools acountable ( and parents too) just not in the way that they are currently being assessed. I'll get off the soap box on this one, but if you're ever interested in hearing more, shoot me an email.

George W. Bush, you're a liar, and that's not just my opinion, it's a matter of public record. Your passive and arrogant attitude towards your country and the world is disgusting. I don't want to have a beer with you, I want to smash the bottle over your head! Also, why the hell would anyone want to have a beer with a recovering alcoholic? You let your disgusting administration pull at your puppet strings and in turn, enabled them to bring our country to near ruin. You are the WORST president this country has ever ,and hopefully will ever, see! I feel nothing but disgust and fury whenever I hear your name. Some may view you with a sympathetic eye. I dare to remind them of the 4,000 plus American men and women in the military who have died in Iraq ( not to mention the hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians). May I also remind them of the recessiont that we're currently knee-deep in!

Therefore President Bush, the best thing about your presidency is the fact that it's almost over. Don't let the door to the oval office hit you in the ass on the way out!

P.S. Kevin, aka " Ken", if you happen to read this, I stand by my statement that I made six years ago at my dining room table in Sydney. You know, when I said that George Bush was an "idiot" and you vehemently argued with me that he was not....
HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES!