Maybe he could take Cheney with him?

I just re-watched the film W. And of course, I’ve read just about every major book on the Bush’s published in the past ten years. George senior is an interesting man, to be sure.

The thing that really galls me about the man - more than anything, actually - is that he knew what a catastrophe his son was, yet he was eager to get him into the oval office.

And yes, I wish Cheney would jump with him.

Betty C., I have seen many hilarious post titles in my time but this is going in my personal top 5.

Here’s a joke I just thought up.

George Bush, W, and Dick Cheney are all in a plane when the engine starts to fail, and there are only two parachutes on board.

Dick Cheney grabs the first one… and then the plane engine explodes, killing everyone instantly.

I just re-watched the film W. And of course, I’ve read just about every major book on the Bush’s published in the past ten years. George senior is an interesting man, to be sure.

Haven’t seen it yet. I’m not sure I can take a film about that cretinous bastard with the memory of his disastrous reign so fresh in my memory. But I understand it’s a good film.

RE: GHWB, you know how he’s always bursting out into tears? Sometimes older folks just get really sentimental. But I’ve always suspected part of it is shame.

I remember him speaking at an event honoring Jeb (ugh) a couple of years back when Jeb finally left office, and he started blubbing upon uttering the words “honorable son.” It seemed for all the world as though saying those words reminded him of what an unmitigated disaster his namesake has been. Even if he knew W would be a fuck-up, chances are he didn’t realize the scale until it was too late…

Maybe he could take Cheney with him?

Just as long as he gives Cheney a knapsack full of dity laundry instead of a parachute.

Big George’s inability to keep it together when his son is mentioned is so unSpooklike and what is worse, unWaspy. But that, and his compulsive thank-you note writing, soften my heart more than it should considering his imperial, war-mongering, superinternational corporatist, Bohemian Grovian, history.

All right, and the Bohemian Grove actually tickles me as well. I can just see him in his Attic drag, giggling as he pisses on a Sequoia.

Here he is rhapsodizing about tandem skydiving with the Golden Knights:

“It was a different sensation, but when you’re in the arms of an expert parachutist, there’s far less concern,” Bush said. “The feeling is the same. It was incredible.”

“tandem skydiving” ought to join the honor roll of euphemisms, along with “expert parachutist”.

Betty, I remember that story about Jeb. As I recall, there were comments at the time that he realized Jeb, the golden child, could never run for president because W. fucked it up so badly. Frankly, I think it couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch.

Jeb, the golden child, could never run for president because W. fucked it up so badly.

Jeb knows how Michael Corleone would feel if somehow dumb old Fredo was put in charge of The Family.

i remember him crying, too. it cracked me up