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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Bill Maher's closing--an open message to George Bush:
>
> "Mr. President, this job can't be fun for you any more. There's no more
> money to spend--you used up all of that. You can't start another war
> because you also used up the army. And now, darn the luck, the rest of
> your term has become the Bush family nightmare: helping poor people.
> Listen to your Mom. The cupboard's bare, the credit cards maxed out,
> and no one's speaking to you. Mission accomplished.
>
> "Now it's time to do what you've always done best: lose interest and
> walk away. Like you did with your military service and the oil company,
> and the baseball team. It's time. Time to move on and try the next
> fantasy job. How about cowboy, or space man? Now I know what you're
> saying: you're saying that there are so many other things that you as
> President could involve yourself in. Please don't. I know, I know.
> There's a lot left to do. There's a war with Venezuela . And
> eliminating the sales tax on yachts. Turning the space program over to
> the church. And Social Security to Fannie Mae. Giving embryos the vote.
>
> "But, Sir, none of that is going to happen now. Why? Because you govern
> like Billy Joel drives. You've performed so poorly I'm surprised that
> you haven't given *yourself* a medal. You're a catastrophe that walks
> like a man. Herbert Hoover was a shitty president, but even he never
> conceded an entire metropolis to rising water and snakes.
>
> "On your watch, we've lost almost all of our allies, the surplus, four
> airliners, two trade centers, a piece of the Pentagon and the City of
> New Orleans . Maybe you're just not lucky. I'm not saying you don't
> love this country. I'm just wondering how much worse it could be if you
> were on the other side.
>
> "So, yes, God does speak to you. And what he's saying is: 'Take a
> hint.' "
>