Tziporah (image right) is the winner of yesterday's contest, and the proud recipient of 250 DovBear Achievement Points for the spirited and heartfelt birthday message she composed to honor the boy king's birthday. Text follows. Click here for audioCongratulations Tzippy!
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Ah, "President" Dubya, how you've changed and grown over the last decade. Why, it was only a few years ago, and the tender age of 53, that you realized the past is gone ("I think we agree, the past is over." May 10, 2000). So you set out to do something with your life ("If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything." Nov. 2, 2000).
You framed your new mission as anti-death, pro-unity ("My pro-life position is I believe there's life." Jan. 23, 2001; "Our nation must come together to unite." Jun. 4, 2001).
But then disaster struck ("9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11.").
And you saw a higher calling ("My administration has a job to do... We will rid the world of evildoers." Sep. 16, 2001).
First, you sought to reassure us ("Nobody can threaten this country. Oh, they may be able to bomb a buildings..." Sep. 20, 2001). Then you explained how we were different from our enemies ("We do know that [Bin Laden] has no sense of civility about who he kills." Dec. 4, 2001; "He's so evil that he's willing to send young men to commit suicide while he hides in caves." Dec. 11, 2001).
Yet even in the midst of this crisis, you took the time to ponder serious philosophical questions ("There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist. That's the most deep thought of all.... I can't think of anything more deep than that right." Mar. 13, 2002). By the age of 55, you had reached enlightenment.
But the very next year, at age 56, you made discoveries that even Keynes and Smith hadn't stated so clearly ("Owning something is freedom, as far as I'm concerned." Oct. 15, 2002).
By the time you reached 57 years of age, you were growing in wisdom, gaining caution ("I think war is a dangerous place." May 7, 2003).
Two years later, having rid yourself of the past, and wearied of the present, you were looking ahead, to the future ("By making the right choices, we can make the right choice for our future." Jul. 18, 2003). Your gaze turned inward ("Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self." Jan. 20, 2005), and at age 60, you started reminiscing about your youth ("You know, a lot of us grew up thinking that oceans would protect us." Jan. 23, 2006).
One can only boggle at the journeys and decisions you have made so far.
Who can know what lies ahead, as you begin your 62nd year? We can only wait and see if your newest predictions will come true ("Bush goes to Hel. That's what a lot of people want." Jun. 8, 2007).
Ah, "President" Dubya, how you've changed and grown over the last decade. Why, it was only a few years ago, and the tender age of 53, that you realized the past is gone ("I think we agree, the past is over." May 10, 2000). So you set out to do something with your life ("If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything." Nov. 2, 2000).
You framed your new mission as anti-death, pro-unity ("My pro-life position is I believe there's life." Jan. 23, 2001; "Our nation must come together to unite." Jun. 4, 2001).
But then disaster struck ("9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11.").
And you saw a higher calling ("My administration has a job to do... We will rid the world of evildoers." Sep. 16, 2001).
First, you sought to reassure us ("Nobody can threaten this country. Oh, they may be able to bomb a buildings..." Sep. 20, 2001). Then you explained how we were different from our enemies ("We do know that [Bin Laden] has no sense of civility about who he kills." Dec. 4, 2001; "He's so evil that he's willing to send young men to commit suicide while he hides in caves." Dec. 11, 2001).
Yet even in the midst of this crisis, you took the time to ponder serious philosophical questions ("There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist. That's the most deep thought of all.... I can't think of anything more deep than that right." Mar. 13, 2002). By the age of 55, you had reached enlightenment.
But the very next year, at age 56, you made discoveries that even Keynes and Smith hadn't stated so clearly ("Owning something is freedom, as far as I'm concerned." Oct. 15, 2002).
By the time you reached 57 years of age, you were growing in wisdom, gaining caution ("I think war is a dangerous place." May 7, 2003).
Two years later, having rid yourself of the past, and wearied of the present, you were looking ahead, to the future ("By making the right choices, we can make the right choice for our future." Jul. 18, 2003). Your gaze turned inward ("Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self." Jan. 20, 2005), and at age 60, you started reminiscing about your youth ("You know, a lot of us grew up thinking that oceans would protect us." Jan. 23, 2006).
One can only boggle at the journeys and decisions you have made so far.
Who can know what lies ahead, as you begin your 62nd year? We can only wait and see if your newest predictions will come true ("Bush goes to Hel. That's what a lot of people want." Jun. 8, 2007).
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