The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program

Chapter One

Step 1. Acknowledge the Problem

Hi. My name is Gene. Like you, I am now doing my best to recover from eight years of George Walker Bush, the forty-third president of the United States.

Some of you know exactly what I am talking about. But many of you are asking, What does he mean? What is he saying? Recovery? I don’t drink a lot. I don’t smoke a lot. I don’t even shop a lot. I don’t need recovery.

Yes, you do, You, too, need recovery from the eight years of the presidency of George W. Bush.

Where were you during these last eight years? Do you even remember? Probably not. It’s all a haze of horribly hideous headlines, excruciating election evenings, and idiotic international incidents.

So, together, let’s try to remember what happened: During these past eight years, this country has seen its citizens’ civil liberties imperiled, its environment endangered, and its freedoms jeopardized. Nature reserves have been destroyed. Energy policy has favored enormous oil conglomerates over consumers. The financial markets have suffered some of their worst mont ... read full excerpt from: The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program ebook