Putting more of "Dubya'" and his mess behind us

There's an article out this morning--reputedly an "AP exclusive"--saying the government is considering doing away with the color-coded system of warnings that were put into place during the George W. Bush administration after the 9/11 attacks:

WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security Department is proposing to discontinue the color-coded terror alert system that became a symbol of the country's post-9/11 jitters and the butt of late-night talk show jokes.
The 8-year-old system, with its rainbow of five colors — from green, signifying a low threat, to red, meaning severe — became a fixture in airports, government buildings and on newscasts. Over the past four years, millions of travelers have begun and ended their trips to the sound of airport recordings warning that the threat level is orange.

And I say great idea.

It was bone-headed and unnecessary at the time and only served to gin things up for that administration and their political party, prior to elections.  It was shallow and useless and, frankly, insulting to us, the American people. 

No wonder it was the butt of so many late-night comedians on their shows.  That was as it should be.

So here's one more way we can put the nightmare and mess that was the George W. Bush and Co. administration behind us.

Maybe we'll learning something from that buffoon yet.

Here's hoping.

Link:  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_color_coded_threats;_ylt=AtLDRbtTySaR1KN98F2aWmvpCcB_;_ylu=X3oDMTM0MWxrOTU4BGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwL3VzX2NvbG9yX2NvZGVkX3RocmVhdHMEY2NvZGUDbXBfZWNfOF8xMARjcG9zAzcEcG9zAzcEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNhcGV4Y2x1c2l2ZWM-