George Bush steps down

George Bush has left the White House and gone fishing. "...and when I'm done fishing, I'm going to the ranch to clear brush." He was quoted as saying.

In this surprising turn of events, several washington leaders are baffled. "Can he do that? Just up and leave?" asked Nancy Pelosi of apparently no one.

"This is an outrage" screamed Harry Reid. "This man was elect... or appointed.. or whatever you call it when someone who didn't get elected actually ends up serving. This is just another in a long line of events that points to the incompetence of this administration! The American people deserve better than this and we will investigate this action and take all necessary steps to bring about justice for the American people. If he thinks he can just walk off the job, now, he's delusional in the least."

Alberto Gonzales weighed in on the constitutionality of the action. "To my knowledge, there has never been a sitting president who left office in this way. There is no legal precedent for this, and I don't believe the constitution addresses this, but I'll have to review that and get back to you."

Democrats returned early from their vacations to draft a resolution requiring George Bush to return to office, immediately. This will be moved up on the agenda so as to precede the vote to consider impeachment brought by Dennis Kucinich.

"This is just one more example of his shirking of his responsibility", declared Kucinich. "The American people won't stand for it. He's left the country in a shambles and he needs to be held accountable."

Asked if he thought this meant the end of the impeachment hearings Dennis replied: "No, not at all. Constitutionally, he is still the president until we vote to impeach him. The first step for us is to demand he return!"

We tried to reach the president and we got his voicemail where we encountered this message:

"Hello, this is George W. Bush and thanks for calling. I am currently unavailable and will be for some time. I want to thank everyone for your support during these 6 years. Together we've accomplished great things. With things running smoothly now, I've realized my job here is finished. The country is doing great, the economy is purring along, the troops are doing a great job in Iraq and Afghanistan, the world is a much better place and I have done my job." "I always say, the time to step down is when you've won the championship, so with that I'm going fishing."