The Cerulean Cherub cites thusly:
WASHINGTON — On the plane, no longer Air Force One but now Special Air
Mission 28000, they talked about the speech. George W. Bush, the former
president, was heading home to Texas with his inner circle, having just
left the west front of the Capitol, where his successor first thanked
him for his service and then proceeded to trash it.
The Bush team had worked assiduously to make the transition smooth for incoming President Obama and stayed out of the way as he used the post-election period to take leadership of the economy even before being sworn in. And now, as far as some of them were concerned, the new president had used his inaugural lectern to give the back of the hand to a predecessor who had been nothing but gracious to him.
The Bush team had worked assiduously to make the transition smooth for incoming President Obama and stayed out of the way as he used the post-election period to take leadership of the economy even before being sworn in. And now, as far as some of them were concerned, the new president had used his inaugural lectern to give the back of the hand to a predecessor who had been nothing but gracious to him.
Muses the Cherub:
He may have been gracious, but he also left him with a giant steaming pile of poop to clean up. Thanks for nothing, George!
True enough, though I'd add that, you know, if I was afraid someone had pretty solid grounds for locking me up for war crimes and offenses of similar magnitude, I'd be pretty damn polite to that motherfucker as they rummage through my house. "That closet there? Cleaned it myself, you don't have to bother..."
