The Decider

Recently, President Bush referred to himself as "the decider" on the question of Donald Rumsfeld's job as secretary of defense, giving the liberal media elite another opportunity to distort the truth. Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, poked fun at the president, envisioning him as a super-hero whose power is to decide things. Now, I don't know about you, America, but to me this seems like a low blow. Bush is just trying to do his job, and without deciding things, how can a president lead a nation into war under false pretenses? All Bush wants is what's best for the country. Which country "the country" might be is up for debate. The only thing I'm sure of is this: liberals, progressives, Bush-haters—I have no problem with you or your right to exercise your opinions, but please, find some originality. Following Jon Stewart's coverage on the issue, everyone seems to think it's okay to use phrases like "...but what do you expect, he is the Decider," sarcastically and be shocked when nobody is amused. It's true, Jon Stewart is a funny man, but anything funny that's adopted and repeated over and over quickly makes people look stupid.

Let me add this to my list of incidents in which people cheapen phrases:

1) People who quote Napoleon Dynamite
2) The day eleven people reminded me that they were Rick James (bitch!).
3) People adopting "Git-r-done" as their personal catchphrase, making it even less funny than when Larry the Cable Guy says it.
4) Liberal pseudo-intellectuals and disillusioned Internet bloggers who find it hilarious that the president they spent the last four years of their lives telling people not to vote for (but got re-elected anyway) referred to himself as "the decider", giving them a clever sarcastic remark they can make when his poll numbers fall.

Congratulations, you watch The Daily Show.