Tuesday, January 12, 2010

This seems to be about at his level

Note: "humor" and "intellect" are used un-ironically

When we think of the post-presidency lives of most of our leaders we think of Bill Clinton starting the Clinton Global Initiative to help deal with humanitarian and global issues, we think of Jimmy Carter building houses for Habitat For Humanity or Abraham Lincoln using his post-presidency to spend some time in a pine box, underground. Now, thanks to George W. Bush, we can think of cash grab speeches to Safari enthusiasts with Frank Caliendo, Three Dog Night, the Bellamy Brothers, Dennis Miller, and a Beach Boys cover band "Papa Doo Run Run."

That's right, our very own former President will be giving a keynote to the Safari Club International Annual Hunters' Convention in Reno in between seminars on "Wild Game & Wine Pairing", shotgun chokes, and a raffle for a wastepaper basket made out of a rhino's foot. I'm sure he'll have lots of great stories about how the war on terror was like a big game hunt, except instead of catching your prey, you lose interest in it and let it go on to cause trouble for the next hunting party.

But it's nice to see the man was able to find work at his own interest and ethical level. We don't want him out there concerned about things like issues, a legacy, causes greater than himself, or anything that doesn't have to do with piling up that paper, dolla dolla bills y'all. But, for those of you who will be in Reno, check this out and don't forget to visit our former President the next night at the Reno Livestock Events Center where he'll be signing autographs ($20 for a signed headshot, $35 for a signed firearm, $50 for a posed photo) at the monster truck pull and refereeing a match between Truckasaurus and a pile of disused conversion vans. It's a night for the whole family.

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