Rumors are swirling about the recent hospitalization of former first lady Barbara Bush. The official story is that she had a perforated ulcer, but some completely unsubstantiated reports indicate that she went in for a tubal ligation.  Apparently the thought of another Thanksgiving sitting around the table with her mentally challenged and morally corrupt progeny sent her into a tailspin (uncharacteristic introspection for a Bush). Sources say she decided to act rashly and hastily as is the wont in that family, and put a decisive end to this dismal saga. Let’s review the glorious product of her blighted womb.

Neil: Sat on the Board of Directors of the Silverado Savings and Loan during the Savings and Loan crisis of the 80’s.  It is estimated that the collapse of Silverado cost taxpayers over one billion dollars (that was a lot of money back then).

Jeb: Governor of Florida during the 2000 Presidential Election.  Anyone who thinks that Katherine Harris acted independently prior to the election when she flushed eligible (and likely Democratic) names from the voting rolls, or during all the recount maneuvering, is just too naive to contemplate.  Jeb also known for trying to legislate medical decisions for the Schiavo family with Terri’s Law.

George: I really don’t think I have to list his shortcomings for this audience.

There is this other guy, Marvin, who has kept such a low profile as to make me really nervous.  At any rate, from what we can know, Barbara is batting 0 for 3.  Maybe the son who ran a baseball team into the ground could explain that term to her.  Then again, he probably couldn’t.

(I couldn’t bear to use an illustration of an ulcer, not when Rosie was finally working her way off the front page, but Barbara’s face is even worse. So this pic is just a reminder of Babs’ welcoming remarks to the Katrina refugees created by her own son’s incompetence. She hadn’t counted on them all staying in Texas *gasp*. Boy, I’ll bet he heard about that.)