What do the end of the Bush era, the war on drugs and the arrest of a Mexican beauty queen have in common? They are all part of Jorge Camil’s goodbye to 2008 published on Friday in the pages of Mexico’s La Jornada.
In regard to President Bush, Camil writes in part:
“We’re in a hurry to distance ourselves from Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, the shattering of Wall Street, the economic crisis, the collapse of the principle central banks and the breaking-up of the automobile industry. Will there be consequences? Of course! But the fall of Bush and the toppling of the ‘Evil Empire’ presided over by Cheney make them worth it. Those who created the crisis are going, but the damage has been done. Finally, just as the nightmare seemed about to end, a last farewell gift illustrating capitalism’s collapse has appeared with the incredible story of Bernard Madoff.”
By Jorge Camil
Translated By Paula van de Werken
December 26, 2008
Mexico – La Jornada – Original Article (Spanish)
With the world upside down, an economic crisis, no growth, and some acrimonious legislative elections that probably will hammer the last nail in the coffin of us all – and I mean everyone without exception – we all anxiously await the arrival of the New Year. And by this we don’t mean the triteness of “New Year, new life,” nor New Year’s resolutions (such as deciding to go on a diet or quit smoking). Here we talk of purification.
We anticipate that with the twelve chimes of midnight, while eating the grapes of good fortune, stuffing things into absurd red socks, pulling out grandma’s worn out suitcase for a little visit and upon complying with all of the other harebrained rituals that seem to multiply with every passing season, we are leaving behind George W. Bush (the chupacabras, [graphic, right, ] who destroyed the global economy), and Dick Cheney (the Prince of Darkness who helped destroy the security of the planet with a “war against terrorism” which permitted him to seize Iraq’s petroleum reserves).
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