For all the jokes about President Bush being borderline brain dead that have been made in the last eight years, you would think that the man would leave well enough alone once he left the White House and stopped being the world's chief source of ridicule.

But no. Our 43rd commander-in-chief wants to publish his memoirs as soon as he gets out of office, despite the fact that no one is buying books in this bad economy, and no one wants to buy a book written by the guy who gave us this bad economy. So that's a double neg.

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President Bush hasn't always been our favorite person, but the politico warmed our hearts a bit today when he addressed the nation to publicly congratulate Barack Obama on his White House win. Said Bush:

It will be a stirring sight to watch President Obama, his wife Michelle, and their beautiful girls step through the doors of the White House. I know millions of Americans will be overcome with pride at this inspiring moment that so many have awaited so long. I know Senator Obama’s beloved mother and grandparents would have been thrilled to watch the child they raised ascend the steps of the Capitol - and take his oath to uphold the Constitution of the greatest nation on the face of the earth.

What a gent - and we actually mean that!

Trust us, there's going to be no grieving at Jossip HQ on January 20, 2009, George W Bush's last day as president. Nevertheless, we'd be lying if we said we weren't gonna miss the guy's uncanny ability to instantaneously become a tremendous spectacle.

That in mind, we've created a gallery of Bush the Second's greatest and most laughable hits in front of the world's ever-watching eyes. Here's to hoping that cameras continue to follow 43 for decades to come!

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John McCain stars in two new commercials this morning - and neither's very flattering.

The first comes from the Republican himself. Entitled "Fight," the 60-second spot features Senator McCain doing his best impersonation of personable and promising, "The last eight years haven't worked very well, have they? I'll make the next four better." Pam Spaulding can't help but describe this show as a near "parody." We've included the transcript down below.

The second commercial comes from McCain rival Barack Obama, whose team seized on McCain's comments last night that he's not George Bush. Insisted the Republican, "I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago."

Well, the Obama camp took those words and paired them with a McCain appearance on Bill O'Reilly's show, on which McCain bragged that he voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004. Not only that, says McCain, he did "everything in my power" to get Bush elected and reelected.

Watch it, after the jump…

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Barack Obama today released a new attack ad taking on John McCain's economic plans.

Entitled "Book," this latest ad follows Obama's fashion, and directly links McCain to George Bush, citing the candidates high agreement average with the President. To be fair, McCain's always said economics ain't his best subject.

President Bush did good yesterday when he signed a revised AIDS Relief initiative.

The plan, which allocated $48 billion over five years to fight HIV/AIDS, also lifts a travel ban on infected persons looking to enter the US.

Gay group Log Cabin Republicans applauded the President's action, of course, with HIV/AIDS policy consultant David Reznick saying,

President Bush has done tremendous work to combat this disease globally and that deserves to be an important part of his legacy. This legislation will continue the dramatic improvements in the lives of millions of people living with this disease.

Recent reports indicate that HIV-infected people are living considerably longer than they did before new brands of life-sustaining drugs.

Could former White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove be going down?

A House panel Wednesday voted to cite former top White House aide Karl Rove for contempt of Congress as its Senate counterpart publicly pursued possible punishments for an array of alleged past and present Bush administration misdeeds.

Voting along party lines, the House Judiciary Committee said that Rove had broke the law by failing to appear at a July 10 hearing on allegations of White House influence over the Justice Department, including whether Rove encouraged prosecutions against Democrats.

The committee decision is only a recommendation, and it was unclear whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., would allow a final vote.

The Department of Justice's "misdeeds" include vetting potential hires' political affiliations and sexuality.

George W. Bush, seen here exchanging chest love with a young military man, will tour the nation to console the millions and millions of people who have suffered under his presidency, according to Onion News Network.

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