Uh-oh: this could be trouble!

President George W. Bush today delivered his second very gracious speech in two days:

President Bush Discusses the Transition with Employees of the Executive Office of the President

Unfortunately this address included the following promise:

This peaceful transfer of power is one of the hallmarks of a true democracy. And ensuring that this transition is as smooth as possible is a priority for the rest of my presidency.

When President Bush makes something a "priority" of his presidency, somehow that something just never quite works out!

Catching Osama bin Laden was a priority.
Bringing stability to Iraq was a priority.
More recently, getting an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan in place was a priority.

We can only hope that the peaceful transfer of power will occur as planned - despite it being a priority!

Have a nice day.