My douche sense is tingling...

Holy shit! Ex-President George W. Bush is down my street visiting former Ambassador Mel Sembler's place. There are cops and Secret Service everywhere and passers-by gawking at the commotion.

Sembler spoke at my middle school way back when. He was ambassador to Australia, Naru and most recently Italy. Guess this is what happens when you live in a neighborhood with a big Republican National Committee operative. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go look suspicious by standing in my back yard while taking pictures... and eating frozen yogurt.

Bush and the press

Last month, just before the inauguration WNYC's On The Media aired a farewell piece about George W. Bush's special relationship with the press:

BOB GARFIELD: The Bush Administration ridiculed the press, ignored the press, stonewalled the press, bullied the press, maneuvered around the press, co-opted the press, censored the press, jailed the press, fabricated for the press, lied to the press and, for example, when caught illegally wiretapping Americans without a warrant, blamed the press.

BUSH: It was a shameful act for someone to disclose this very important program in time of war.

In short, the Bush Administration perniciously used the press as the screw in their vice made to flatten Americans' heads. The piece is a nice bit of catharsis, listen to it here.

Bye!

And he's out. I'm in NYC this week to head to the inauguration Monday night, posting will be light.

International politics is hilarious

Bush sure can dodge though. Maybe it was the baseball in high school... or the cheerleading.