José López Portillo and George Bush

Many years ago, a president of Mexico named José López Portillo pledged, in the face of the possibility of a declining peso, to "defend the peso like a dog." Of course, since he was an average mealy-mouthed politician who would say anything but wouldn't do jack, he stood by while the peso plunged in value. This earned him the nickname "El Perro," and to his dying day, almost anytime he appeared in public in Mexico, he could count on somebody barking at him. So he never got to forget that he was "El Perro;" just another dog who will say anything to preserve his political position.

What does this have to do with George Bush, our president who lied to us about WMDs, who exploited a national tragedy for political gain, and who underhandedly stole two elections (to highlight his brightest accomplishments as president). What does it have to do with the guy who has declared "mission accomplished" on the war on Iraq, on our children who have been left behind, and on hunger (surely we all know that the Bush administration ended hunger overnight by rebranding it as "low food security?")

We, as a people, should think of something that we can vocally express everytime Bush shows his face in public as a private citizen, once he is ejected from the office that he dishonorably held. What should it be? Should we say, "Mission accomplished, dude?" No, that's too easily misinterpreted as real praise, especially by someone with an extremely small amount of brainpower and a huge ego. Should we cluck like a chicken and then caw like a hawk to highlight his "chickenhawk" tendencies in promoting a war, yet dodging service in the National Guard and keeping his family out of the conflict he started? No, that would just get puzzled looks.

This deserves some serious thought.