December 12, 2007
"The Twelve Days of Christmas," George W. Bush Style

Alec Sokolow | Bio

On the first day of Christmas my president gave to me a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the second day of Christmas my president gave to me two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the third day of Christmas my president gave to me three attorneys general who disregard habeas corpus, two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the fourth day of Christmas my president gave to me four and a half U.S. dollars to the British pound, three attorneys general who disregard habeas corpus, two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the fifth day of Christmas my president gave to me Scooter Libby, four and a half U.S. dollars to the British pound, three attorneys general who disregard habeas corpus, two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the sixth day of Christmas my president gave to me six thousand more children left behind, Scooter Libby, four and a half U.S. dollars to the British pound, three attorneys general who disregard habeas corpus, two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the seventh day of Christmas my president gave to me seven more legal explanations why waterboarding isn't torture, six thousand more children left behind, Scooter Libby, four and a half U.S. dollars to the British pound, three attorneys general who disregard habeas corpus, two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the eighth day of Christmas my president gave to me eight trillion dollars in national debt, seven more legal explanations why waterboarding isn't torture, six thousand more children left behind, Scooter Libby, four and a half U.S. dollars to the British pound, three attorneys general who disregard habeas corpus, two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the ninth day of Christmas my president gave ninety-nine dollars per barrel of oil to his cronies, eight trillion dollars in national debt, seven more legal explanations why waterboarding isn't torture, six thousand more children left behind, Scooter Libby, four and a half U.S. dollars to the British pound, three attorneys general who disregard habeas corpus, two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the tenth day of Christmas my president gave to me ten "fool me once shame on you fool me you can't get fooled again" butchering of the English Language quotes, ninety-nine dollars per barrel of oil to his cronies, eight trillion dollars in national debt, seven more legal explanations why waterboarding isn't torture, six thousand more children left behind, Scooter Libby, four and a half U.S. dollars to the British pound, three attorneys general who disregard habeas corpus, two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my president gave to me eleven months of aggregate vacation time to clear brush and fundraise, ten "fool me once shame on you fool me you can't get fooled again" butchering of the English Language quotes, ninety-nine dolllars per barrel of oil to his cronies, eight trillion dollars in national debt, seven more legal explanations why waterboarding isn't torture, six thousand more children left behind, Scooter Libby, four and a half U.S. dollars to the British pound, three attorneys general who disregard habeas corpus, two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.

On the twelfth day of Christmas my president gave to me 12 more months without getting Osama Bin Laden, the real motherfucker responsible for 9/11, eleven months of aggregate vacation time to clear brush and fund raise, ten "fool me once shame on you fool me you can't get fooled again" butchering of the English Language quotes, ninety-nine dollars per barrel of oil to his cronies, eight trillion dollars in national debt, seven more legal explanations why waterboarding isn't torture, six thousand more children left behind, Scooter Libby, four and a half U.S. dollars to the British pound, three attorneys general who disregard habeas corpus, two erased CIA interrogation tapes and a preemptive war without an exit strategy.