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    BUSH HAIKUS: Simple Poems for a Simple Presidency
    BUSH HAIKUS: Simple Poems for a Simple Presidency
    BUSH HAIKUS: Simple Poems for a Simple Presidency
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    BUSH HAIKUS: Simple Poems for a Simple Presidency

    By Neil Glick

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    BUSH HAIKUS takes a humorous look at the last eight years as a Democrat living under the Bush Administration.

    BUSH HAIKUS make light of the many short comings and ironies of the Bush Administration, Democrats, and current events.

    Neil Glick’s irreverent look at American politics shines the light on government in all its glory, complete with conflict, humor, hypocrisy and tragedy.

    These haikus, which range from Weapons of Mass Destruction to Bush’s daughters; and from Clinton to the war in Iraq, explore the stories we experienced everyday in the news for eight years; to the lives we lived under George W. Bush.

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    The Honorable Neil Glick spent more than 15 years working in the political and international arena.

    Working throughout Washington DC, from the US Senate to Federal and local government, he is a six term elected official in the District of Columbia Government. Prior to his run for office, Glick lived in Moscow, Russia from 1993-1997.

    His experience gives BUSH HAIKUS a witty and insightful look at the the wake of destruction left by President George W. Bush.

    Neil Glick has been seen on “The Today Show”, NBC Nightly News, numerous local television interviews, “RTR Television” (Russian national television), and in stories ranging from The Washington Post, The New York Times, Kiplinger's, The Washington Times, The Moscow Times, The Moscow Tribune, Connections magazine and the Russian edition of Newsweek.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNeil Glick
    Release dateDec 20, 2011
    ISBN9781466006614
    BUSH HAIKUS: Simple Poems for a Simple Presidency
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    Neil Glick

    The Honorable Neil Glick spent over 15 years working in the political arena. Working throughout Washington DC, from the US Senate to Federal and local government, he currently serves as a six term elected official. Glick lived in Russia from 1993-1997. In his professional career he raised over $30 million for charity. His charitable fundraising work was recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Governor of Kentucky. His experience gives BUSH HAIKUS a witty and insightful look at the challenges all voters face in trying to find some answers in the crazy eight years of George Bush. His book BUSH HAIKUS was published so we don’t forget how bad and corrupt it really was. Neil Glick has been seen on “The Today Show”, NBC Nightly News, The Food Network, numerous local television interviews, “RTR Television” (Russian national television), and in newspapers and magazines ranging from The Washington Post, The New York Times, Kiplinger’s, The Washington Times, The Moscow Times, The Moscow Tribune, Connections and the Russian edition of Newsweek. He lives in Washington, DC.

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      BUSH HAIKUS - Neil Glick

      Preface

      Dear Reader:

      In this day and age of sound bytes, it seems all political arguments are less than 30 seconds. Our attention span and decision making is reduced to the time of a television commercial. But the issues at stake for our people, nation, and world, need longer to explain…or so I thought.

      The Haiku is the Japanese tradition of simple, poignant poetry, using the 5-7-5 syllabic meter. After listening to 20 years of political rhetoric crafted by the likes of Lee Atwater and Karl Rove, I learned that important issues can be summed up in just three short lines. The simple so-called solutions to vast complex problems being proffered by President Bush, his Administration and the Republican Party do not deserve lengthy responses.

      It seems that Americans do not have the time to digest the enormity of the problems that face our Nation.

      Some of these haikus are funny; others serious. They would be humorous if George and Dick were not our barely-elected President and Vice President of the United States.

      The Bush-Cheney team concentrated so much power into The White House that the United States entered a frightening period in its history.

      Under that Administration, businesses had less regulation and the personal lives of the American people saw more and more regulation and less privacy. Personal rights, personal liberty, and privacy were all threatened by the Bush-Cheney team.

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