Post #55

Subject: George W. Bush’s “State of the Union” – as should be delivered….

My fellow Americans, the state of the Union is about to get stronger. Effective at Noon tomorrow, I shall resign as President, and Dick Cheney shall resign as Vice-President. The next in line, the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi shall take over. May God bless her.

I made a mistake. I followed a political theory which said that a little military pressure here or there would thwart bigger problems. Unfortunately, that political theory does not identify the “here or there” where military pressure should be applied. It is plainly obvious that Iraq was not one of those “here or theres.”

The invasion of Iraq was a mistake. We had more pressing needs – and still do. Saddam was contained, he was not a threat to his neighbors or most importantly to us. Saddam was also an effective counter-weight to Iran. I didn’t plan to fail; I failed to plan for what comes next for Iraq. I was expecting “sweets and flowers.”

Now, I can’t get us out of where we obviously should not have been in the first place. I reject the counsel of those who got us into this mess and now call for a broader war. But I don’t know what to do now. That’s why I’m resigning. Over 3000 deaths for my mistake is more than I can stand. Hopefully, someone else can stop this mess.

May God bless America….