Bushie's on it

Bush climbed out of his Nintendo bunker today to proclaim that he hasn't been hiding in a shame ditch for the past week, refusing to come out until he was promised no one would yell at him, he was workin' hard. For you.

Eager to show that he feels people's pain, President Bush scuttled a political fundraising trip Thursday to tell the country his administration is working feverishly to calm turmoil in the financial markets.

Bush was supposed to spend the day in Alabama and Florida raising money for Republicans and talking energy policy. He canceled his appearance at the fundraisers — Vice President Dick Cheney will be there instead — and stayed focused on the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression.

"The American people are concerned about the situation in our financial markets and our economy," Bush said. "And I share their concerns."

So take comfort America, that hamster in George's skull is whirring around that wheel at frightening speeds powering George with the brain electricity to solve the crisis his policies and oversight helped cause. At this point, with his ratings somewhere among the percentage of people who claim to have been abducted by aliens while romancing Bigfoot, wouldn't it be more reassuring to the country if Bush just said "I'm not touching this with a ten foot pole. I'll let the book brigade figure this one out. If you need anything signed, hit me up on two-way. Peace"?

Though it is nice that he canceled a fundraising appearance so he could better hit those Econ 101 textbooks. Cheney will go to beat money out of fearful Republicans with a large club because he doesn't give a shit about the economy. His money is in oil, that's doing great. So be heartened, Bush has been told there's a problem and he's circling the country now looking out the window at the devastation.