It is now official: The United States is the greatest empire in World History. Here is why we can finally claim it.

In 2000, our nation was feeling so good about itself that we decided to try the ultimate experiment. We elected a guy who had been a failure at pretty much everything he had done in his life.  Here is the guy's resume we chose.

• A dubious period in the National Guard. *
• A failed attempt to run his own energy company, which looked even worse considering all of his connections and that the industry was booming at the time. 
• Using his Dad's influence, he was installed as part of a ownership group of the Texas Rangers.  There is no record I could find that he had done anything particularly positive in his position, well except for himself.  (He borrowed $600,000 from the bank his dad had been a partner in and was given 10 percent of the sale of the team in 1998, which netted him $15 million.)
• He had overall a non-descript time as Governor of Texas, which isn't that surprising since the state doesn't give much power to the person in that position, as it is run more by the Texas legislature. **

*  It should be noted that his time in National Guard was a success in keeping him out of Vietmam.

** He did manage to sign the execution papers for more people than any other Governor has done in Texas history.  (1 every nine days)

Has there ever been a person in this country's history who has held so many positions he was ill-suited to do?  I can't think of one.  Since he has been President, I can't name one thing he has done that made the country better.  I have always thought his best moment was after 9/11 when he used a bullhorn at Ground Zero.  I'm surprised he didn't use one at all times after that, because the sound a bullhorn makes works well with his speech pattern causing him to sound less like a dumbass. 

So here we are on the brink of a financial collapse, stuck in a war with no end, and with the same exploding entitlement issues he inherited not even been touched.  Yes, things don't look good, but we are still standing.  Maybe not as tall and as proud, but we are still upright.  We installed the worst 2-term President in our history and we are still around.  This just speaks to how great our Nation is.  And if you disagree with me, well you are not a Patriot. 

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A friend sent me a transcript that I found interesting.  Check it out.