Impeach Bush Kerfuffle

There's a kerfuffle in Washtenaw County, Michigan, over the use of a
website that promotes the sale of "Impeach Bush" yard signs.
 According to the href="http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/base/news-19/115807203398650.xml&coll=2">Ann
Arbor News, the host, href="http://www.hvcn.org/">Huron Valley Community Network,
is "indirectly operated using Washtenaw County resources."  



Local political figures are complaining that tax dollars should not be
used in this way.  Perhaps they have a point.
 Perhaps not.  One could equally well argue that the
County is not in the censorship business.  After all, at least
some public resources are used in all political
activity.  



The site is (was ) here: http://impeachbushyardsigns.org.
 I'm sure another host will be found soon.



Anyway, the site has been shut down for now.  So, in you are
feeling left out because you cannot get their "Impeach Bush" yard signs
right away, I'm going to share a little photo essay that might tide you
over, until you can get your own.

href="http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425822/639366">Bush denies
living in a bubble


Dec 13, 2005


US President George W Bush said on Monday that he does not live "in a
bubble" and that he is well aware of what is going on outside the White
House, rejecting critics' claims that he is out of touch with public
opinion.

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"I don't feel in a bubble," Bush said in an interview
on "NBC Nightly News."

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"I feel like I'm getting really good advice from very
capable people, and that people from all walks of life have informed me
and informed those who advise me. And I feel very comfortable that I'm
very aware of what's going on," Bush said.

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But Bush did acknowledge the bubble of security that
prevents him from enjoying ordinary experiences.

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"I mean you feel in a bubble in the sense that I
can't go
walking out the front gate and you know, go shopping, like I'd love
to do for my wife," he said.

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Asked how much television news and newspapers he
regularly consumes, Bush moved to dispel a myth that grew a few years
ago after he told an interviewer that he does not read newspapers.

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"Every morning I look at the newspaper," Bush told
NBC. "I can't say I've read every single article in the newspaper. But,
I definitely know what's in the news."

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"Occasionally, I watch television. I don't want to
hurt your
feelings. But it's occasionally," Bush said jokingly.

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"But I'm very aware of what's in the news. I'm aware
because I see clips. I see summaries," he said. Bush added that staff
also brief him daily on what's brewing on domestic and international
issues.

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"Frankly, it is probably part of my own fault for
needling people, but it's a myth to think I don't know what's going
on," Bush said. "And it's a myth to think that I'm not aware that there
(are) opinions that don't agree with mine. Because I'm fully aware of
that."

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It sure is nice to know that Mr. Bush is paying attention, he knows
what the people think of him, he does look at newspapers, and he is
aware of domestic issues. Most of all, it is good to know
that he "does not feel in a bubble" (whatever that means).