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December 14, 2008

The Mother of All Florsheims

"Hey, he might be a right-wing nut--but that's our right-wing nut you're aiming your wingtips at, Jack." See Reuters: Bush on Farewell Visit to Iraq Dodges Flying Shoes.

And "dog"? "Dog?" Bi-partisan WAC? notes that this stubborn Connecticut-born old money scion, ex-Texas governor and current commander-in-chief has issues--but he's still one of us:

BAGHDAD (Reuters, Dec. 14) - An Iraqi reporter called President George W. Bush a "dog" and threw his shoes at him on Sunday, sullying a farewell visit to Baghdad meant to mark greater security in Iraq after years of bloodshed.

Just weeks before he bequeaths the unpopular Iraq war to President-elect Barack Obama, Bush sought to underline improved security by landing in daylight and venturing out beyond the city's heavily fortified international Green Zone. [more]

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Take that, running dog oil-swilling imperialist.

(USA Today/APTN)

Posted by Holden Oliver at December 14, 2008 11:59 PM

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