The World Turned Upside Down--now in a good way

For the last 7+ years, with this Bush Administration, I've complained and described how it seems our world has been turned upside down, what with the EPA fighting rules for cleaner air and water, the State Department unable to get out passports to us citizens, the FDA fighting the "little guy", in favor of the big corporations, etc., etc.

And I won't even mention the oil companies.

But now, at the end of this administration, all of a sudden it seems there's some intelligence coming from the most unusual places.

George W. Bush himself and Bill O'Really.

I can hardly believe it.

We're already getting more benefits from this reconnection with our collective senses that's come from electing Barack Obama to the White House.

George W. Bush, saying something both right AND INTELLIGENT (I can still hardly believe it) about Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe: "It is time for Robert Mugabe to go. Across the continent, African voices are bravely speaking out to say now is the time for him to step down."

(link to story here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081209/ts_nm/us_zimbabwe_crisis_22)

In fairness, I will give W credit for saying this before now, too.

The flip side of this is that this is such an obvious situation--brutally so--and has been for some time that, really, it's an easy stance for virtually anyone to take, too. Mugabe has been brutal to his subjects for years and wrecked his country's economy. If ever there were a situation that called for a leader's ouster (aside from Blagojevich in Illinois right now), it's this one with Mugabe.

The other stunning intelligence that has come from, of all places, Faux News Bill O'Really is that he describes our illustrious President as suffering from a "spoiled rich boy" personality.

Zounds.

It seems, when it comes to the obvious, even these 2 can say and admit truths.

O'Really states, finally, at the END of this nightmare administration, in his new book that Georgie always has people cleaning up after him, in effect, so he's lassez faire (my words) in his actions, since he won't be responsible for them. (O'Really also has the chutzpah to call his book, describing himself, apparently, "A Bold, Fresh Piece of Humanity" See more: http://www.amazon.com/Bold-Fresh-Piece-Humanity/dp/0767928822/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228925436&sr=1-1)

Okay, again, very obvious and it's way too late in the country's "game" but, hey, at least he said the obvious. At least he admits George is lazy and has been wrong, wrong, wrong on issues.

The world isn't completely, totally, absolutely upside-down forever after all.

I was beginning to think, a few years ago, that "stupid" was going to possibly start staying with the United States permanently.