Harper’s Retrospective of the Bush Era...

Interesting retrospective article from Harpers Magazine with obscure bits of numbers & stats from the bleak period in American history known as the George W. Bush era. Interesting in the same obscene way a bad traffic accident is to gawk at... Full article available here.

Money quotes:

Days since the federal government first placed the nation under an “elevated terror alert” that the level has been relaxed: 0

Minimum number of laws that Bush signing statements have exempted his administration from following: 1,069

Portion of his presidency he has spent at or en route to vacation spots: 1/3

So what we have is an administration who kept their citizens in a state of fear, broke their own laws and spent 33% of 8 years (approximately 963 days) on vacation.

Unfuckingbelievable...    Good riddance.