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If, as they say, the world is a classroom, and today is the ‘end of term’, then Mrs. Barbara Bush is going to be receiving a report card, helped along with the courtesy of the world’s daily newspapers, that looks something like this:

World Newspapers Savage Bush Record

Language Arts: D+ Refuses to speak clearly or use English properly. Poor vocabulary development; does not appear to understand the meanings of certain words.

– George appears to have two major problems in his communication skills. First, he makes up words and second, he has no grasp of the truth. Recommend remedial help.

“…the Warsaw daily Dziennik lamented the worst part about Bush's presidency: "It was empty rhetoric."

Management of Personal Time: D+ Poor time management
– George appears to have problems focusing on his work and only wants to go outside and play. Recommend counseling to concentrate his thinking on responsibilities in the classroom.

"He leaves the world facing its biggest crisis since the Depression, the Middle East in flames and U.S. standing at an all-time low,” The Daily Mail...

The Pan-Arab al-Hayat newspaper: "Perhaps we could say that fate, which let the American people down first in Florida and then with the issue of the pretzel in the president's throat, ultimately helped them by making sure the president would spend half his time on vacation."

Arithmetic: D- Poor concept of size of objects and concepts
– We recommend a full-time tutor for George as he does not seem to understand basic arithmetic concepts.

"Bush leaves a country and an economy in tatters," wrote the Sunday Times in London. It said America's national debt and unemployment nearly doubled on his watch...

Britain's Daily Mail said he entered office with a budget surplus of $128 billion but exits with a $482 billion deficit."

Interpersonal Skills: D- Does not play well with others
– Long-term counseling is recommended. George appears to have a great deal of trouble differentiating between his own interests and the interests of others.

"Canada's Toronto Star: "Goodbye to the worst president ever," it declared. "Bush was an unmitigated disaster, failing on the big issues from the invasion of Iraq to global warming, Hurricane Katrina and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression."

Personal Boundaries: D+ Runs with Scissors.

- When others disagree with him, George has a tendency to become quite inflexible and intolerant of differences – has the tendency to pick fights and behave in a bullying manner except to those who he can bribe with sweets and other noxious things.

"A weak leader, Bush was just overwhelmed in the job," said Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung "He confused stubbornness with principles. America has become intolerant and it will take a long time to repair that damage."

Overall Grade: D….Poor student

-- Mrs. Bush – we strongly recommend holding George back…for as long as possible since he does not appear to have the capacity for success at any forward level and we believe he will be frankly a disaster wherever he goes.

"The Scottish Daily Record: "America is now hated in many parts of the world. Bush leaves a legacy of wars and the world economy in meltdown. He has been dismissed as a buffoon and a war-monger, a man who made the world a more dangerous place while sending it to the brink of economic collapse."