How Bush acts doesn't matter any more.

Really.


First of all, the man has acted like a drunken frat president / cheerleader all of his life.


He's not changing. If his mother couldn't teach him any manners, if turning 60 hasn't given him any temperance, then really nothing will.


And focusing on his boorish behavior at this stage of the game simply distracts us from the mission.


And the mission is to eject as many of his enablers in Washington and Austin as possible.


In three- and- one-half months.



Because once we do that, then we can focus not on his shenanigans but on his crimes.


Eyes on the prize, people.

Smackdown of the Week: Vladimir Putin

For the following two pointed barbs leveled at Cheney and Bush, each of which could have been written for him by Jon Stewart.

Regarding recent criticism by Dick Cheney of Russia's democratic reforms:

"I think the statements of this sort by your vice president are the same as an unsuccessful hunting shot."

In a joint presser at the G-8 summit with the Moron-in-Chief, who had barely finished a remark about Iraq and democracy:

"We certainly would not want to have same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq, quite honestly."

I never in my life thought that I would see a former head of the KGB mocking our president in public, and I would be laughing.