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William Gibson has restarted his blogging experience. Why?
    Because the United States currently has, as Jack Womack so succintly puts it, a president who makes Richard Nixon look like Abraham Lincoln.
    And because, as the Spanish philospher Unamuno said, "At times, to be silent is to lie."


Two funny things he wrote on his blog:

(1) A Joke
    President Bush goes to an elementary school to talk about the war.
    After his talk, he offers to answer questions. One little boy puts up his hand and the president asks him his name.
    "I'm Billy, sir."
    "And what's your question, Billy?"
    "I have three questions, sir. Why did the US invade Iraq without the support of the UN? Why are you President when Al Gore got more votes? And whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?"
    Just then the bell rings for recess. Bush announces that they'll continue after recess.
    When they return, Bush asks, "OK, where were we? Question time! Who has a question?"
    Another little boy raises his hand. The president asks his name.
    "I'm Steve, sir."
    "And what's your question, Steve?"
    "I have five questions, sir. Why did the US invade Iraq without the support of the UN? Why are you President when Al Gore got more votes? Whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden? Why did the recess bell go off twenty minutes early? And what the heck happened to Billy?"


(2) A quote from John Cleese
    How many Bush administration officials does it take to change a light bulb?

    None. There’s nothing wrong with that light bulb. There is no need to change anything. We made the right decision and nothing has happened to change our minds. People who criticize this light bulb now, just because it doesn’t work anymore, supported us when we first screwed it in, and when these flip-floppers insist on saying that it is burned out, they are merely giving aid and encouragement to the Forces of Darkness.

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