Last week, during an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, President Obama made an off-handed joke about this bowling score being equivalent to those in the Special Olypmics.

As a special education teacher, and a former volunteer for the Special Olympics, I found the comment off-putting but lacking malice. It's not justifiable, but being human is.

What I do find outrageous however, is the fact that we had a president with special needs in office for eight years, and no one got in an uproar over that. Instead, they, increasingly day by day, direct their anger and hatred toward the Obama administration for the failed policies of the Bush administration.

When will America wake up and realize that we have only begun to see the devastation that the Bush administration has caused or nation. Isn't it so convenient that their shameless decisions are just beginning to unravel, now that they're gone.

They had their proverbial cake and now, they're definitely eating it too. Meanwhile, American taxpayes are eating more and more taxes due to bailouts and stimulus packages. Personally, I'm stuffed with all of this, yet I know that I don't have a choice but to make room for more.

It is imperative to understand that the job of both president Obama and his entire administration is an extremely daunting one. Executive and Legislative tasks are never " easy" but the present circumstances, which are direct result of the Bush adminstration, make them virtually impossible.

Give them a break, will ya?

Funny, the president with special needs is the one who ended up handicapping our entire nation!

Go figure.