Seriously. Has anyone else noticed the George W. Bush has completely abdicated the throne? Aside from having his buddies loot what remains of the treasury, and passing a number of last-minute pieces of legislation to give away to his gas and oil buddies the opportunity to do whatever they want to whatever is left of our natural resources, what is Dubya up to, in that Peruvian poncho of his?

At least Obama has learned from the mistakes of Bill Clinton and is rapidly assmebling his administration, and is already putting the plans together to have congress prepare legislation that will (hopefully) be ready for him to sign on Day One. At least Obama is up in front of the cameras every day, talking to the press or announcing his cabinet choices, and daily calling for immediate action of the dire straits we find ourselves in.

And where is Bush? Hamming it up in front of the cameras in his poncho, seemingly without a care in the world. Which is probably true. After all, he succeeded in doing everything he set out to do. Succeeded, that is, if bankrupting the country to benefit his puppetmasters was a goal. Succeeded in destroying half a century's worth of environmental protections. Succeeded in crippling our military, so that we really can't participate in any real nation building for a long time to come. Succeeded in decimating what was left of the New Deal and the Great Society.

Well, if it were me, I guess I'd be off in Peru, dancing around in a poncho, too. Heckuva job there, Bushie. And now for your well-deserved retirement.

Lame duck, indeed.