Life during Bush time

This is ridiculous, not to mention a pretty chilling indication of how things have changed under the Bush regime.

The Secret Service sent agents to investigate a college art gallery exhibit of mock postage stamps, one depicting President Bush with a gun pointed at his head, to guarantee "this is nothing more than artwork with a political statement," a spokesman said Tuesday.

The exhibit, called "Axis of Evil: The Secret History of Sin," opened last week at Columbia College's Glass Curtain Gallery in Chicago.

The 47 artists designed fake postage stamps addressing issues such as the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, racism, and the war in Iraq. None of the artists is tied to the college.

Secret Service spokesman Tom Mazur said Tuesday that the inquiry started after a call from a Chicago resident.

Mazur would not say whether the inquiry had been completed or with whom the Secret Service had spoken, but he said no artwork had been confiscated.

"We need to ensure, as best we can, that this is nothing more than artwork with a political statement," Mazur said.

In a related aside, it is reported that during the Moline Little League kick-off meeting at Moline High School last night, a video was shown to the audience extolling the virtues of Little League. The video was approximately 10 minutes long, and featured clips of a speech by Kevin Kostner for a few minutes, and the remaining 3/4 of the video was composed of video of George Bush making witty quips at a podium while talking about his experience in Little League for several minutes. The video then evolved into childhood shots of him in a baseball uniform and further focus on what a great guy he is and how he embodies all the great virtues of Little League.

Parents and children can't even attend an organizing event for Little League without being subjected to Bush propaganda? A little clip of the President, sure. That's no problem other than having to stomach it for a minute or two, but seven minutes out of a 10 minute video? Amazing. The Bush cult is alive and well. And it's sickening.