Missing Bush?

As much as I'd like to deny it, there are some traits and idiosyncracies that we have grown used to so much so that we may (may!) miss them when Bush is gone. I'll try and list some:

• His way of heightening the resistance to something just before he does it, thinking that somehow the loud proclamation and silent transformation will remain un-connected in the public's consciousness (the firing of Donald Rumsfeld, talking to Syria and Iran..). I feel as though this has become expected; what will we do when our president simply tells us when he is reconsidering or has reconsidered something without fearing that it will "show weakness" and "embolden" their opponents?!
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• His simple...simplicity. Its so easy to detect and disect his flaws and his idiosyncrasies and his viewpoint. It makes for easily tranmittable, accessible criticism.
• And most of all: the perpetual punch-line that he has provided these last six years. Bush has been the greatest gift to political satirists since Richard Nixon. Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Jib-jab: all have thrived in this environment of presidental folly that Bush has conducted. And this satire has evolved in such a way as to complement and even suplement the "real news" for many people around the world. Perhaps it is the emotions that Bush generates, the charged political environment. This stems from many things, including the very manner in which he was elected, his background But of course, events have shaped this phenomenon as well, as Bush has overseen a terrorist attack, two wars, a massive hurricane, scandals and investigations, and various other natural and man-made disasters.