It's difficult to know how much of Obama adulation is due to the awesomeness that is Barrack, or the awfulness that is George Bush. The fact that there isn't more of these parties is testament to the former, but you can't ignore the fact that Bush's unpopularity is almost as historic as Obama's popularity.
Hope and optimism may no longer allow itself to be bullied, but that doesn't mean that Bush-era partisan animosities aren't going to take one last shot before we start our new era of post-partisanship. The Countdown to Bush's Last Day finally reached zero, and some folks want to celebrate:
Regardless of whether McCain or Obama wins the election, on January 20th 2009 at noon Eastern time, 9am Pacific time, George W. Bush will no longer be President of the USA.
Meet at Bush & Presidio by the "END BUSH" street sign to celebrate.
That would be at the intersection of Bush St. and Presidio Avenue in San Francisco, CA.
Here in Denver, there will be a "Farewell to Bush Bash" in the Walnut Room at 7:30 p.m., the Hi Dive at 5 p.m., and there will be another at the Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom at 8 p.m.
I'm sure they mean it in the nicest possible way.