Lisa De Pasquale returns to blogging at Townhall with a review of a faux children’s book called Goodnight Bush.
It’s amazing what passes for “brilliant†in leftists’ circles. These authors must have honed their skills in college by making “Bush is Hitler!†placards. The authors’ gags include a clock permanently set on 9:11, a copy of the Constitution that’s been written over in crayon, “a tiny scurrying Osama bin Laden†in place of the mouse that runs around throughout Goodnight Moon, and an “Ohio 2004†ballot box burning in the fireplace.
The text is just as subtle:
Goodnight Constitution. And goodnight evolution.
Goodnight old growth trees. Goodnight detainees.
Obviously, Goodnight Bush is meant for childish liberals rather than children. Accolades from the media are numerous and nauseating. The San Francisco Chronicle purrs, “Goodnight Bush stands to become a popular American political parody.â€
Salon.com coos, “Seldom have an administration’s failings been set to such a lulling cadence.†Of course, one would expect Goodnight Clinton to be wrapped in plastic and sold in the back of the store with a “Sexually Explicit Material†warning label (or widely available in America’s public schools).
Alright, in the interest of full disclosure, I admit that I own this book. So I really can’t say much about Goodnight Bush, can I?
Yeah, except that the James Finn Garner books are funny, well written, and have a sharp ear for liberal cant. Whereas anti-Bush humor seems to consist of “Nyaaah! Bush sucks!” and nothing else, which is not only unfunny, but boring.