Resigning: Everybody's Doing It!

One weekend. Two major resignations from influential world leaders. There must be something in the air these days. With the news that both South African president Thabo Mbeki (corruption charges) and Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert (corruption charges) both resigned from their posts this weekend, one can only wonder if the "resignation bug" is contagious and may reach our own shores. It might be wishful thinking, but perhaps President George W. Bush ("lying to the American people" charges) might want to hang up his boots a few months early and get in some quality golf time with Mbeki, Olmert, and maybe even ex-Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf (corruption charges - duh).

In all seriousness, though, I've never been big on the "impeach Bush" argument mainly because getting rid of W. would have elevated Dick Cheney into the Oval Office. Officially that is, since we all know he was calling the shots during the past eight years. Plus, the whole process would have been a politicized, cumbersome, next-to-impossible mess. And let's be honest. Right now, Bush is essentially off everybody's radar screen and the era of reflecting on his presidency has already begun (two good reads are here and here).

The American people have already moved on and are thinking of the future and who is the best man to pick up our country up after Bush's disastrous two terms. That being said, why would anyone choose a candidate who voted with Bush 90 percent of the time?