An independent panel of economists, historians and behavioral scientists have unanimously concluded that George W. Bush, a/k/a “The Bubble Boy,” is chiefly responsible for the “bubble bubble” that has enveloped this country for the last eight years, which has caused virtually all segments of society to live within a bubble, completely divorced from reality.

The distingushed panel, known as “The Bubble Commission,” brought to bear their expertise in studying past bubbles, including the biblical Tower of Bubble and ancient Bubbleyonia.  Its main finding was that by living in a bubble himself for his entire Administration, and by aggressively using the power of the bubble pulpit, the President has effectively created a national bubble that rivals trapped greenhouse gases as a threat to our way of life.

The Bubble Commission took pains to point out that the “bubble bubble” was not limited to self-described Wall Street “Masters of the Universe,” but also affected bubble-gum chewing waitresses, who squandered their tips on high-risk stocks, instead of saving it for bubble bath to soothe their aching bones at the end of the day.

The panel also concluded that while most people are just starting to emerge from the bubble, both Bush and Cheney appear hopelessly trapped inside, as their exit interviews plainly indicate that they don’t know how to exit the bubble.

Indeed, even the original Bubble Boy from Seinfeld, who many blame for the housing bubble, has come out with a statement that he’d risk his life and leave his own bubble, in order to burst the bubble of Bush and Cheney, who “did more damage than even the Moops who invaded Spain in the 8th Century.”

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Buzzflash with Ann Davidow on A Nation of Bubbles, and Editor Mark Karlin speaks on It’s time to ban TV ads in elections.

Juan Cole with the latest on the al-Zaidi Shoe-Throwing Incident.

Hollywood Liberal with Chris Weigant: Make Wall Street Take The Same Deal The Autoworkers Get.

“WE’RE PREPARED TO ALLOW ALL UAW MEMBERS TO STAY EMPLOYED IN THE INDUSTRY, AT FULL SALARY, AS LONG AS THEY’RE WILLING TO SERVE AS CRASH TEST DUMMIES.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

The Republican Party: A marvel of missteps, by P.M. Carpenter at BuzzFlash.

This time, “Shit happens” TO Rumsfeld, at All Hat No Cattle.

Dan Kurtzman with Political Cartoons of the Week.

“IT’S NOT ENTIRELY TRUE — WE’D ALSO LIKE TO FUCK OVER THE WHOLE COUNTRY.”

“COMPARED TO THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE JAPANESE PARLIAMENT, IT’S CLEAR THAT THE U.S. CONGRESS IS VASTLY OVERPAID. WITH THREE DAY WORK WEEKS, BEING OUT OF SESSION HALF THE YEAR, AND SUBSIDIZED PENSIONS AND HEALTH CARE, THE AVERAGE SENATOR MAKES ABOUT $3000 PER HOUR…. AND FOR ALL THAT, THE GOP STILL TURNS OUT SHIT AMERICANS WON’T BUY.”

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GOP Senators should listen to their constituents who want to “Buy American” –by Chad Rubel at BuzzFlash.

Daily Show’s Holiday Wrap-Up and Colbert’s A Secular Christmas, at One Good Move.

And keeping with the holiday spirit, Madkane’s Declaring War On The “War On Christmas” Whine.

                      Richard Shelby

              KUTABARE! (Drop Dead)

KUKUTABARE! / SHINETABARE! / SHINE

“NOT ONLY ARE THESE FIVE MINUTE BREAKS, TWICE A DAY, CAUSING LOSS OF PRODUCTIVITY, BUT THE ‘EMISSIONS’ FROM THESE BREAKS ARE THE CHIEF CAUSE OF POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT.”

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Countdown on the Fuzzy $70 per Hour Math, courtesy of One Good Move.