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On the occasion of George W. Bush's 55th birthday, we send a wish, a BIRTHDAY
wish. To Mr. Bush, May you have an hour, one hour in which to reflect upon the difference between what is and what might be. Most people have spent a fair portion of their lives in such contemplation, and out of concern that your lack of imagination has probably brought great angst to so many people, we would choose for you to have such an hour. On July 6, during this hour, WE THE PEOPLE, designated rulers of our own land, suggest that you close your eyes, get your handlers out of the room, and let your mind float. Pretend.... 1. Pretend that you received more than half the votes of the American people last November. Pretend that you stood before TV cameras to "humbly" thank them for their votes, content in the knowledge that it was YOU they wanted for their president. 2. Pretend that you truly ruined Al Gore for life with the lies the Bush Machine perpetrated about him. Pretend he was shot in the knees, then destroyed, rather than just temporarily stopped. Pretend that the people will never find out that the accusations against President Gore were lies. 3. Pretend that the 152 men you put to death in Texas are in a forgiving heaven, that they look down upon you with benevolence and believe that you truly pondered their cases and determined it in the best interests of the American people to put them to death. 4. Pretend that you left Texas better off when you left the Governor's mansion than when you entered it. 5. Pretend that the corporations who control your decisions are made up of wise people who may appear to be greedy but actually are saving our nation and the world for posterity. Pretend that their profits have nothing to do with their decisions and then yours. 6. Pretend that the protestors who follow you as closely as your SS police will allow are mistaken; pretend that they think they are protesting Bill Clinton. 7. Pretend that the leaders of the European Countries are proud to speak with you and go on to write in their memoirs what a man of compassion and learning you are. 8. Pretend that everywhere you go, you meet with crowds of adoring fans. Pretend that you do not have to hide and go in back doors to stay away from them. Pretend that you could walk down the street unarmed with no protection, as freely as does Sandinista Daniel Ortega, and that the people would come up only to get a glimpse of you or to touch your hand. 9. Pretend that when the polls show your numbers falling that the people realize it is only a vast leftwing conspiracy. 10. Pretend that your page in history is of fine, clean parchment, that it will never record you as the most despised U.S. politician in recent history. Yes, the pretense will pass, but think of it and remember it. And lastly, before your ability to pretend fades, pretend that we, the opposition, will go away. Is the Oval Office really where you should be, Mr. Bush? You claim publicly to have a strong, close relationship with your god. Pray. Ask him if you should remain in the White House or if you might do the most noble deed of your life and acknowledge the fraud and carelessness that led you there. Ask Him if it might not be the most honorable thing to confess and to turn the keys over to the man whom America elected to lead them. Think how you would feel falling asleep on your 55th birthday. It's as close to heaven, we feel, as you will ever get. Lisa Thomas Mad Grandparents for Justice 
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