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The New York Times crowd, delusional as it is, just went over the edge. (h/t Bookworm)

As an homage to the New York Times stupidity I include the image of “columnist” Gail Collins that sits alongside her “Time for Him to Go” essay.

Thanksgiving is next week, and President Bush could make it a really special holiday by resigning.

Seriously. We have an economy that’s crashing and a vacuum at the top. Bush — who is currently on a trip to Peru to meet with Asian leaders who no longer care what he thinks — hasn’t got the clout, or possibly even the energy, to do anything useful. His most recent contribution to resolving the fiscal crisis was lecturing representatives of the world’s most important economies on the glories of free-market capitalism.

Putting Barack Obama in charge immediately isn’t impossible. Dick Cheney, obviously, would have to quit as well as Bush. In fact, just to be on the safe side, the vice president ought to turn in his resignation first. (We’re desperate, but not crazy.) Then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would become president until Jan. 20. Obviously, she’d defer to her party’s incoming chief executive, and Barack Obama could begin governing.

As a bonus, the Pelosi presidency would put a woman in the White House this year after all. On the downside, a few right-wing talk-show hosts might succumb to apoplexy. That would, of course, be terrible, but I’m afraid we might have to take the risk in the name of a greater good.

Can I see a show of hands? How many people want George W. out and Barack in?

Well officially, assuming that everyone that voted for Obama is as half baked as Collins, that show of hands would be about 67 million for, 58 million against. But I doubt that 67 million Americans are stupid enough to believe that the economy is going to get better the day Barack Obama sets foot into office.

But reality is what we have to contend with. I wonder what will happen if the new Clinton administration fails at living up to the deranged set of expectations that the Obamabots have set for Der Leader?

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