In the run-up to the 44th President of the USA, there was a good deal of black comedy in the desperation of some to prevent the 43rd from taking his place in oblivion. From Karl Rove, who may just have been trying to sweep up around his own place in our memories, to Charles Krauthammer, who helped sell the notion of the “unipolar moment” that assisted the Bush Administration in its failed ambitions, to Andrew Roberts, who clung to dreams of American Empire, to Bruce Anderson, who bellowed, “History Will Vindicate Bush”, to former Dubya speechwriters, the chant went up: One Day You’ll Be Grateful for All He Did.

So, in that spirit, we’re pleased to re-print, from AlterNet, Bernie Horn’s Top10 Reasons to Remember Dubya.

So Long Worst President Ever; 10 Reasons History Will Hang You

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I know I should remain firmly objective, but in this case….

The New York Times confirms, “Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, convicted last month on federal ethics charges, lost his bid for a seventh term as final ballots were counted on Tuesday, giving Democrats at least 58 seats in the Senate for the first years of the Obama administration.”

Technically, that’s 56 Democrats and two independents, with the recount in Minnesota and the run-off in Georgia still to come. That, however, is peripheral for me in this case. Let’s just savour that one of the most pernicious manipulators of political power will no longer be in Washington.

A fond memory of Felon Ted:

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