Want to Say Goodbye to Bush?

By Lauri Apple in Miscellaneous on Dec 9, 2008 8:20PM

Now you can: In a book! That he probably won't read. Though maybe he will, since we expect that, like many Americans, he'll be unemployed for a while and will have more free/vacation time than he had even as president. Farewell 43, a Santa Monica, Cal.-based project that claims to be "unbiased, unaffiliated, and politically neutral," is publishing a collection of messages generated from the American public to be given to Bush after Inauguration Day.

The final book is billed as "a parting gift from We the People." But judging from the messages we've read, the book isn't much of a gift at all, but more of a "1001 Ways We Hate You" compendium. Top-rated messages come with titles such as "Good Riddance and Get Lost" and "So Happy to See You Go." Even the "neutral" and "fond" farewells aren't much better, and many of the supposed-to-be-positive messages are actually "we hate you, too" notes. The only people who seem to like Bush are cops who are still obsessed with 9/11 and those who say "God bless" a lot.

We expect somebody from Chicago has contributed to this project, but nobody has indicated thus in their sign-off. At any rate, you have until January 20 to write up your own farewell words (tip: posting lyrics from Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" violates federal copyright laws). If you need help, the site offers some advice to get your adjective flow going.