The BOOSH Year in Review

I think that it's time to review the year that Boosh had, and by proxy the year that we all had in 2005. I will mention both positives and negatives, although one side will highly outweigh the other. You undoubtedly can't guess which way the scales tip, so you'll have to read on, I guess. Each pick will be a positive for one side (Boosh and the Neocons) and a negative for the other, (the rest of us).

Year 2005, Boosh Positives

1) Well, he didn't get deposed, so I guess that is a positive for him.

2) Chief Justice Roberts-- He was overwhelmingly confirmed, so a definate Boosh positive.

3) He didn't fall off of a horse-- Of course, he doesn't like horses and he didn't get on one. Had he ridden, he no doubt would have been thrown.

4) His dog didn't die-- I'm really scraping for positives here, in case you hadn't noticed.

5) Iraqi elections-- Well, they had some. Of course they were really negatives, since the only reason that the Iraqi people risked their lives to vote was in order to get us to leave their country.

Unfortunately, I think that about covers the positives for the Boosh year.

Year 2005, Boosh Negatives

1) The Iraq War-- This little fiasco has succeeded in bankrupting our country, opening a haven for terrorists, creating a Civil War in Iraq, and killed a whole lot of people with no end in sight.

2) Hurricane Katrina-- "You're done a heckuva job, Brownie" may go down as the single dumbest and most offensive remark ever made by a sitting President of the United States. As we watched bodies floating down the streets of New Orleans, Boosh was on vacation, riding his bike in Crawford, Texas. This moment allowed the entire world to see a Third World Response, courtesy of the world's only superpower. Perhaps the most embarrassing moment in American history.

3) Social Security Reform-- Boosh spent precious fuel and several months traveling the country in an attempt to sell this package to the old folks. None bought. Another move that falls into the Disaster Category. Even the ones that want the new Medicare program don't understand it, in fact no one does. A total farce.

4) Statements from the Boosh Camp-- Narrowing this down was tough, but I have decided to go with two. A)One from Boosh, "I am going to end tyranny in the world." An admireable goal, unfortunately there are just too many tyrants out there for one man to deal with. This just shows how far "out there" that this man really is. He is insane, and he's taking us off the cliff with him. B) From the real President, Dick Cheney, "Clearly the insurgency is in its last throes." This comment was made some 6 months ago, and shows what a rosy picture that this administration wants/wanted to show regarding the Iraq fiasco. The "insurgency" is far from its last throes, in fact, it is just beginning. Fantasy island strikes again for this insane bunch.

5) Harriet Miers-- Shortly after Boosh escaped from the grasp of his handlers, he took the bait from Harry Reid and nominated Ms. Miers to the Supreme Court. This went a long way in showing just what we are dealing with. Our President's ability to use good judgement has been called into question, and nothing proves him more incapable and incompetent than this nomination. This shows what happens when the Boosh handlers turn their back's for one second. I sure hope the Nuke button is safely locked away, out of the dimwit's reach.

6) The Iraq War again-- Our casualty numbers crossed the 2000 mark, and with that, support for the war finally fell below acceptable norms. The Boosh poll numbers began reflecting what a "heckuva job" he is doing.

7) Cindy Sheehan, the Iraq War again-- Sheehan succeeded in doing what no one had done before, getting Boosh to run and hide from a woman. By camping out in Crawford, Boosh showed what a true coward he was by refusing to meet with a woman whose son had been sent to his death by our President. This also ignited the fire for anti-war protests across the nation

8) Jack Murtha, the Iraq War again-- Mr. Murtha, a highly decorated ex-Marine, called for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. By stating that "we have won militarily, there's nothing left to do," Congressman Murtha threw down the gauntlet and opened serious debate about the war in general. Booshco initially attacked, then thought better of it and wrote Murtha's comments off by saying, "we disagree."

9) Patrick Fitzgerald-- Mr. Fitzgerald surprised the Boosh administration by taking his job seriously, leaving them in a position they rarely find themselves in. Unable to attack. Since attacking is what Boosh does best, Fitzgerald essentially neutered Boosh in responding to Plamegate.

10) I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby-- Libby became the highest ranking sitting White House official to be indicted in over 100 years. Now the mission is to get Libby to roll, thus giving up Cheney and allowing for the take down of the entire cabal.

11) Tom DeLay-- DeLay is another Republican embarassment, being indicted by a Texas Grand Jury. Just what the Dr. ordered, another scandal for the Booshies to deal with and attempt to justify.

12) Bill Frist-- Under investigation for insider trading, Frist completed the trifecta of Republican scandal. This puts all Republican leadership on the hot seat, where they need to be.

13) The Red Cross and Katrina again-- It seems that botching the Katrina rescue mission was just not enough. Now we learn that at least 49 Red Cross workers were allegedly stealing Hurricane relief money designated for hurricane survivors. This comes after FEMA stated that the real victims were going to be tossed into the street right before Christmas, then moving the date to February. An overall fiasco, Katrina was, and we haven't heard the last of it yet.

14) Torture-- Our Vice President actively pursued giving the CIA authorization to torture prisoners, at the exact same time that Boosh and Condi were telling the world that we don't torture people. Another example of the insanity of this administration and its policies.

15) Spygate-- This is the cherry on top of the Sundae, I think. To have a sitting President openly admit that he had authorized clearly illegal activity, the monitoring of American citizen's phone calls and emails, defies all logic. But, no need to be shocked now.

I could have listed hundreds of things, but in reality none of this is very important. It is more of a fun thing to do, trying to think of all the blunders that Boosh is responsible for over the course of a year. To really do it right, it would take days of research, days that I don't have. And, again, it's not really that important. I do have a few things to add, though, so please take what you read below to heart, although it is simply my view.

Folks, we are in serious trouble in America. I try to point this out on a nearly daily basis in various ways, but it's difficult if not impossible to put it all together. I am going to attempt this in a cliff notes version of the State of the Union. That's it, we'll call this Cyclone's State of the Union address.

We are led by a group of people that are totally without morals, and who do not care in the least about you or I. Boosh is an absolute imbecile, and has surrounded himself by some very dangerous people. Dick Cheney being the most dangerous. If you take a pit bull and deprive him of food and water for a lengthy period of time, you end up with a very dangerous animal on your hands. This is what we have in Cheney. Angered that we did not "go all the way to Baghdad" during the first Gulf War, he has now been unleashed on this world that we live in. He is the pit bull that has been deprived of what he needs, and he is lashing out at the world and destroying America in the process. He is driving this train, make no mistake about that. And this train has jumped the tracks.

Our standing in the world is at its lowest point in our history, and we don't care about that. We are vulnerable to terrorist strikes, they are in fact inevitable. The Iraq war has made certain that we are all walking around with a bullseye on our backs. We have no idea who is in this country, nor who is headed this way. The corruption within our political system is almost unimagineable, including both Republicans and Democrats. Barring a total landslide, we may never have another honest election. We are on the verge of financial collapse, closer than anyone can imagine. We are rapidly becoming a police state, which is the only way we can survive an economic collapse. To survive a collapse, we must become a perpetual war machine that operates by stealing all of the worlds' oil. But that oil is a finite resource, and stealing it is like putting a bandaid on a 10 inch surgical scar. We will have a military draft, that is also inevitable. Something must drive the war machine that we have become. And this draft will include females. Life as we have always known it, the freedoms that we have always enjoyed, are fading rapidly. When it is deemed okay by our President for our government to spy on our citizens, we have crossed the threshold into tyranny. To expect us, as citizens, to rely upon the integrity of those in power to look out for our well being is laughable. Laughable because they don't give a damn about us. I wouldn't trust our current leadership any farther than I could throw them, and that's not very far. I suggest that you should not trust them either.

I am laying the groundwork to leave the USA, and I think it's better than 50/50 that I will do so. My belief is that we have simply fallen too far too fast to recover, at least in my lifetime. I also will not allow my daughter to be drafted and fight some phony war in some far off land simply for oil, and to further enrich the rich in our society. The middle class of America, of which I have been a part of my whole life, has systematically been eliminated, in a carefully designed fashion. They have taxed us to death, energy prices have skyrocketed, health care is an unaffordable disaster, our schools simply suck, and college is now out of reach for the average American family. I think the time is near to pull up the stakes and get out. We will reach a point, probably within the next 2 years, that leaving will not be possible. First, there will be a mad rush to leave, and second, no one will have us. Some countries have already shut their doors.

Many of you have asked me where to go. I cannot answer that for you. Nor can I answer whether it is the right thing to do or not. We may pull out of this, although at this moment I cannot fathom how. But it could happen. If so, I will be happy for America, whether I am still here or not.

That's it for today. I've had enough. Hopefully today or tonight something will happen that will fire me up enough to jump somebody's ass. Looking back over 2005 has done nothing but depress me, and point out the bleak future that we face. I will probably have nightmares thinking about the possibility of a 2006 Boosh in review being required. See you tomorrow,

Cyclone