As most of you know, every President elected in a year ending in zero, since 1840, has been assassinated or otherwise died in office. (Of the 7 presidents who’ve died in office, 6 were elected in a year that’s a multiple of 20.) The exception that proves the rule being Reagan, who was almost killed.
And now, Bush puts an end to a century and a half of history. Damn you! And to think, you better than anyone had it coming.
Ok, fess up, which doper here got over his hots for Jodie Foster prematurely?
Actually, Reagan would only qualify as the exception that proves the rule if the curse was stated like “Any president elected in a year divisible by 10 who never costarred with a monkey…”
And, having seen The Brave One, I have to admit that I have not yet gotten over the hots for Jodie Foster, nor do I hope to any time soon.
And, of course, at this point, the only benefit from that would be a limiting of the Bush pardons on his way out. And, of course, the lionization of him afterward. No, I’m much happier w/him going off into the brush to wait for history to roundly condemn him.
Looks like the curse is just weakening. Reagan managed to barely survive it, and now instead of Bush getting assassinated via shooting, he gets slightly bruised via shoeing. They just don’t make curses like they used to.
Dying’s easy. Spending the next forty years outside of the bubble and hearing everyone call him the worst President ever is what Bush deserves at this point. That and having to sweat out every four years worrying that the next President might decide to sign his extradiction order.
