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Archive for the ‘Bush and Barney’ Category

  • Passing the Presidential Leash

    Passing the Presidential Leash

    After Obama had moved into the White House and George and I had retired to stud

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  • Setting a President

    Setting a President

    Who do you think will be the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2008?

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  • Round the Gooseberry Bush

    Round the Gooseberry Bush

    George Bush really stuffed the New Orleans disaster. I don’t know what got into him.

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  • Dont Take Your Chevy to the Levee

    Dont Take Your Chevy to the Levee

    Story No. 35 ‘George’ I said ‘this is serious’ I was enjoying a break with the Bushes at their ranch in Crawford, Texas when I heard the bad news about New Orleans on Fox. ‘Oh I don’t know Barney’ said George ‘our Federal Emergency Management Agency will deal with it. I don’t think we should [...]

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  • The Urge for Surge

    The Urge for Surge

    ‘Let’s face it George’ I said ‘Iraq and Afghanistan are both train wrecks’

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  • Rice Crackers

    Rice Crackers

    Barney is the codename for an agent under deep cover in the Middle East

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  • Once Bitten

    Once Bitten

    Barney’s bite is much worse than my bark

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  • Democracy’s not for Democrats

    Democracy’s not for Democrats

    Story No. 31 ‘Now then Barney’ said George ‘I need your advice on my Inauguration Speech. I was thinking about a triumphal address with the theme ‘bury Kerry and downwards with Edwards’ ‘Come on George’ I said ‘this is no time to be vindictive. It calls for magnanimity in victory. Kerry and Edwards may be [...]

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  • Great Ideas Don’t Grow on Bushes

    Great Ideas Don’t Grow on Bushes

    We’ve got to do something about this country’s image abroad. They all think the US is a pack of arrogant, warmongering, overbearing bullies

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  • Re-election Reflection as Bush goes into final term

    Re-election Reflection as Bush goes into final term

    ‘Congratulations George’ I said ‘on your re-election. I cant’ believe so many people voted for Kerry. And as for John Edwards he couldn’t get a gig as a gigolo in a sex addiction clinic for women’

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  • Texas born and bread

    Texas born and bread

    George was never much of a one for going abroad. He believed that everything good and great in the world was either in Washington or Texas

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  • By George I think he’s got it

    By George I think he’s got it

    Story No: 27 ‘Do you know Barney’ said George ‘there are people around who think I’m not going to win this election’ ‘Thank heavens’ I thought to myself ‘he’s finally got the message’ George had been living in the White House cocoon for months signing papers and chatting to other heads of state and blissfully [...]

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  • Unconventional

    Unconventional

    Bush is Republican candidate for a second term as president. I need your help with my acceptance speech

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  • The Best Laid Plans

    The Best Laid Plans

    Bush in the face of an election

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  • And they call it puppy love

    And they call it puppy love

    Story No: 24 I was spending a week or two down at George’s ranch in Crawford Texas. Nice spread. The food was delicious, all fresh and no canned, and there were plenty of places I could sniff around. George always needed to have one of his top advisers handy. ‘Barney’ said George one beautiful spring [...]

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  • Codename Terrier

    Codename Terrier

    My cunning plan is for you to pretend to be a CIA agent on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border

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  • State of the Union preparation

    State of the Union preparation

    I’m delivering the State of the Union Address in a couple of weeks. Any ideas about what I should say?

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  • High-powered international diplomacy

    High-powered international diplomacy

    Please pass on my regards to the Queen’s corgis while you’re at the Palace

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  • GWB plans 04 election strategy

    GWB plans 04 election strategy

    George Bush plans for his 2004 presidential campaign

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  • George has performance issues

    George has performance issues

    Story No. 19 George was extraordinarily fortunate to have me as his senior adviser. Dogs can sniff around and pick up bits of stuff that other advisers miss completely. And I had a real nose for people. ‘George’ I said one day in the middle of an intense discussion about health policy ‘its time for [...]

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