Countdown to Restoration Day

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Saturday June 16, 2007 · 7:23 AM PDT

2007/06/16 · 07:23

I once worked at a company where one department held an annual celebration marking the departure of a legendry odious manager. They had cake, balloons, and banner that said something like "Larry is Still Gone Day!"

I predict a new unofficial national holiday, beginning January 21, 2009--the day W departs for Paraguay, Dubai, or Texas.

It might be called:

Worst President Ever (WPE) Day.
Anti-Presidents Day.
Bush is Gone (BIG) Day.
Or, Restoration Day.

The last is nice, marking the restoration of (for a start):

Habeas Corpus--our 800-year-old keystone of English law.
General Washington’s 200+ year-old admonition against torture.
The words "protect our home planet" to the NASA mission statement.

What might the holiday be called? What should be restored first? And how will you celebrate?

Of course, this is assuming the next President is a Democrat (I pray to God--LITERRALY), or at least a Republican candidate who is not a total sociopath (such as...?).

Meanwhile 584 days to go, and here’s a to-the-second Bush-gone counter for your desktop.

And here’s my reference links to habeas corpus, Washington’s admonition against torture, and the NASA mission statement (you gotta click the ad to get to the story).

And some celebratory suggestions:

Wear the most "camp" item in your wardrobe, in honor of W’s predilection for embroidered flight suits, leather, and that GOP caviar cowboy look.
Talk with a fake Southern accent, just like W’s faux-folksy drawl (ever notice he’s the only member of his family who sounds like Larry the Cable Guy?). Sprinkle liberally with "heh, heh’s" and interminable "uuuuh’s."
Give everyone you run into an inappropriate nickname. ("I’m gonna call you ‘Limpy’--'cause you got only one leg.)
Borrow (or steal) your Republican friends' credit cards and run up $30,000 in debt for every member of their family. (If they find out, quote Cheney, "Deficits don't matter.")
Smirk.

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