President Bush Can't Catch a Break: Now it's Benjamin Franklin Speaking Out

Problems for President Bush just keep coming; Iraq, the Mark Foley scandal, and now there's Philadelphia's own Benjamin Franklin. In the year of his 300th birthday Franklin's words are haunting the president in the pages of the just released "Poor George's Almanac". Inspired by Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac" the page a day 2007 calendar contrasts the wisdom of American patriots such as Franklin ('the first American') with the folly of the administration of George W. Bush.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) November 1, 2006 -- In "Poor George's Almanac - 2007" (http://www.poorGeorge.info) Benjamin Franklin's words, as well as those of other patriots, are paired with events involving Mr. Bush and his administration. The market for such an almanac seems obvious. Given the wide variety of calendars available today, why not a calendar of Bush misdeeds?

Franklin's statements are surprisingly relevant to recent events. "He has chang'd his one ey'd horse for a blind one" (Poor Richard's Almanac, 1733) is an apt description of President Bush replacing the then head of FEMA (his ex-campaign manager) with Arabian horse dealer Michael 'heck of a job' Brown. "Squirrel like she covers her back with her tail" (1737) is as good a description of Condoleezza Rice's 9/11 Commission testimony as you will find in any modern day media account. "Who says Jack is not generous? he is always fond of giving" (1740) foretells disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's generous contributions to the GOP. Many will be reminded of Katherine Harris, known for her efforts to block vote recounts in Florida's 2000 presidential election, when Franklin describes "She that paints her Face" (1736).

Who has deceiv'd thee so oft as thy self?

Had the president adhered to Franklin's advice, "In a corrupt Age, the putting the World in order would breed Confusion; then e'en mind your own Business" (1758), we could have avoided the agony of Iraq. Franklin's words that "our Winters will appear as Summers" (1748) is today a reminder of global warming, an issue often downplayed by ex-oil man Bush. Does not the question "Who has deceiv'd thee so oft as thy self?" (1738) describe the ever delusional Dick 'last throes' Cheney ("We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators")? Franklin's statement that "A countryman between 2 Lawyers, is like a fish between two cats" (Poor Richard's Almanac, 1737) is an apt analogy for the plight of the average citizen, whose concerns are pushed aside in favor of the interests of corporate lawyers and lobbyists pushing their agendas inside the White House.

The challenge in creating the almanac was to find enough Bush related facts to 'pin' to the 365 dates in a year. Yes, the president and his administration have made many blunders over their time in office, but were there enough of them, and were they dispersed across the calendar in such a way, that one could fill in each of those 365 days with something relevant to each date? Well, glad to say (or looking at it less selfishly, sad to say) this turned out not to be too difficult. It may well be that there is no other administration in this nation's history with a record sorry enough that such an endeavor would be feasible. For the administration of George W. Bush it was a fairly easy task (although two of those entries actually compliment the administration).

So today we announce the immediate availability of "Poor George's Almanac" for 2007, containing the wisdom of American patriots and the folly of George W. Bush, interspaced with many unintentionally humorous statements by the president trying, with mixed success, to master the English language. It's a great gift for Bush opponents; a day by day reminder that they were right. It's a great gift to Bush supporters; a day by day guide to help them 'see the light'. It makes a great gift to campaign staffers and volunteers; a day by day reminder that their hard work in the 2006 campaign year was appreciated (bulk discounts are available).

Please go to the website http://www.PoorGeorge.info for ordering information or to preview sample pages from the first 100 days of the calendar. For more information as to how the almanac came about visit http://www.PoorGeorge.info/about.htm

Frank O'Dette 617-415-1980 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 781-828-4492)

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