So, just to let all know that I did NOT get arrested while playing at the Merchant Marine Academy graduation! Bush was the feaured speaker, in case you hadn't heard or guessed. Same old song & dance, Iraq, terror, freedom, Iran, blah, blah, blah... One graduate, an underacheiver, like the C-in-C, gave W a big bear hug after getting his diploma. The kid took 6 years to get through a 4 year program, I'd have been delirious myself at graduation. I would have refused to shake his hand, if it were me in his place, though. It's really hard to play the tuba while biting your tongue, did you know that? I had toyed with the idea of turning the gig down, but the $$$ were more in line with a Halliburton contract. I can be bought, or at least rented. If I had turned down the job, nobody would have cared anyway. You've got to choose your battles, and getting paid is always a better alternative to sitting home for free. (especially in Bush's economy...)

One interesting thing I noticed this morning... One common spelling for W is Dubya, as you may know. Ever notice that your spell-checker wants to correct Dubya to Dubai? Coincidence? Perhaps not...

One last Bush bash for today, courtesy of Comedy Central's Joke of the Day...

One day George W. went out to dinner with a Jewish friend. The friend recommended a kosher place nearby.
They arrived and Dubya's friend ordered them both the house specialty: matzo ball soup. The waiter brought the bowls and George looked at the soup suspiciously, but his friend urged him to try at least one taste. So he took a bite of matzo ball and slurped some soup and clearly liked it.

After Dubya was finished he said, "Mmm mmm, that was good! But tell me, do you Jewish folks eat other parts of the matzo, or just the balls?"