But Who Will Save the Unicorns?!

In light of the fact that a Canadian MP has introduced legislation that would put Bigfoot on the endangered species list, I have to ask why he’s ignoring the very real threat to the survival of other species once thought mythical, but now should, and could be considered simply so endangered, no one ever sees them.

Of course the first animal that leaps to most people’s minds is the Unicorn, because it was such a majestic animal when it roamed the plains unfettered. Deforestation, as well as an exploding population has sent this animal’s once abundant numbers into a steady dive, to the point where almost no one has reported seeing one in the wild in decades, if not centuries.

But that isn’t the only animal we can fight to help save. If we can get Mexico to join this battle, perhaps the Chupacabra’s numbers can make a comeback. Numerous movies have been made in order to keep the “legend” of this animal alive, but you cannot debate that if more people were made aware of the real plight of this creature many would do their best to help it thrive again.

What about the Phoenix? Many people are under the impression that since the animal is virtually immortal that it would be hard to put on an endangered species list, but ask yourself, how many of these magnificent birds have you seen? Clearly there’s a problem raising the population’s numbers.

I could go on for pages, but I digress. I hope that MP Mike Lake will continue this fight to get Bigfoot on the list, next to the Whooping Crane, and the Blue Whale. I hope he wins that fight, and then begins again. For as Mr. Lake said

“The debate over their existence is moot in the circumstance of their tenuous hold on merely existing.”

Truer words have never been spoken Mr. Lake! Fight on!

I’m The Commander Guy!

Well, President Bush has invented another name for himself.  On the heels of being “The Decider”, the president christened himself The Commander Guy a few days ago, when talking about  why he was vetoing a war funding bill that had provisions that would force a troop withdrawal from Iraq by October of this year.

The truly chilling thing is that I’m not so sure that this is  a new name, as much as he forgot what he’s called.  Is it possible he forgot it’s called Commander in Chief, but was able to remember the Commander part so he shortened the rest to “Guy”.

In honor of yet another verbal gaffe by the leader of the free world, I did a little research, and  found the 25 best Bushisms.  Some of them are funny, some are just downright disturbing, and as an added bonus, I’ve inlcuded the number one stupidest thing said by Laura Bush at the end.

25. “I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe — I believe what I believe is right.” —Rome, Italy, July 22, 2001

24. “We need to counter the shockwave of the evildoer by having individual rate cuts accelerated and by thinking about tax rebates.” —Washington, D.C. Oct. 4, 2001

23. “People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in’s house and say I love you.” —Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002

22. “I wish you’d have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it…I’m sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn’t yet….I don’t want to sound like I have made no mistakes. I’m confident I have. I just haven’t — you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I’m not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one.” —President George W. Bush, after being asked to name the biggest mistake he had made, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2004

21. “The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway.” —explaining why high taxes on the rich are a failed strategy, Annandale, Va., Aug. 9, 2004

20. “My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we’re going to run out of debt to retire.” —radio address, Feb. 24, 2001

19. “You know, when I was one time campaigning in Chicago, a reporter said, ‘Would you ever have a deficit?’ I said, ‘I can’t imagine it, but there would be one if we had a war, or a national emergency, or a recession.’ Never did I dream we’d get the trifecta.” —Houston, Texas, June 14, 2002 

18. “See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don’t attack each other. Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction.” —Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

17. “The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.” —State of the Union Address, Jan. 28, 2003, making a claim that administration officials knew at the time to be false

16. “In Iraq, no doubt about it, it’s tough. It’s hard work. It’s incredibly hard.” —repeating the phrases “hard work,” “working hard,” “hard choices,” and other “hard”-based verbiage 22 times in his first debate with Sen. John Kerry

15. “The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him.” —Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001

14. “I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don’t care. It’s not that important. It’s not our priority.” —Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

13. “But all in all, it’s been a fabulous year for Laura and me.” —summing up his first year in office, three months after the 9/11 attacks, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2001

12. “I try to go for longer runs, but it’s tough around here at the White House on the outdoor track. It’s sad that I can’t run longer. It’s one of the saddest things about the presidency.” —interview with “Runners World,” Aug. 2002

11. “Can we win? I don’t think you can win it.” —after being asked whether the war on terror was winnable, “Today” show interview, Aug. 30, 2004

10. “I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we’re really talking about peace.” —Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002

9. “I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job.” —to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004

8. “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.” —speaking underneath a “Mission Accomplished” banner aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003

7. “We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories … And we’ll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven’t found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they’re wrong, we found them.” —Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003

6. “Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere!” —President George W. Bush, joking about his administration’s failure to find WMDs in Iraq as he narrated a comic slideshow during the Radio & TV Correspondents’ Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2004

5. “If this were a dictatorship, it’d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I’m the dictator.” —Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000

4. “There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.” —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (Watch video)

3. “Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren’t able to practice their love with women all across this country.” —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 (Watch video)

2. “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 (Watch video)

1. “My answer is bring them on.” —on Iraqi insurgents attacking U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003 1a. “Noone has suffered more than George and I” —Laura Bush when asked about the suffering that has been caused by the Iraq War, April 30th, 2007