Breaking down lame duck decisions

After two terms of opposition, Bush just signed a bill banning lead from children’s toys, and restricting the marketing of tobacco to children – two atrocities that have flourished under his watch. While these are obviously good decisions, he could have done this in 2000, but instead wanted to maximize corporate profits, at the expense of our children, during his presidency. Now he’s coming around to some long-advocated liberal positions that are clearly common sense, as his “save the legacy” push is in full overdrive.

Better late than never, of course, but don’t forget to recognize this for what it is.

In a more sinister move, he’s also antagonizing Russia and hinting at US military involvement in Georgia, which would, of course, be a complete disaster to hand over to the next President. Hopefully during the time between the 2008 election and the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama, he does not intentionally create global instability solely out of dirty politics.