Bus derangement syndrome.
Despite all their profane criticism, conspiratorial accusations, and pronographic Photoshops, the far Left is apparently as outraged that Bush is leaving office as they ever have been. So, how are they going to vent their boundless anger? By throwing one final, futile tantrum, of course!
The “Bush Legacy Project” will circumnavigate the nation in a massive bus-cum-museum to show their fellow Americans that Bush is a bad, bad man. Check this baby out:
After conducting a bit of research, the vehicle is a Prevost XLII – an elite touring bus used by the richest entertainers. This ride is 45 feet long, weighs more than 27 tons, and provides “hallmark styling and unparalleled living space.” Hey, if you’re going to spend a few months banging your spoon on a high chair, do it in style!
The interior will include exhibits attacking Bush’s record on the economy, the environment, and his ties to the oil companies. It'll even feature a big gas pump that reads "Grand Oil Party." Really, what better way to stand up to Big Oil than to drive 50,000 miles in a gas-guzzling bus? That’ll show those conservatives who really cares about the environment!
Let’s do some quick math. The Prevost XLII gets 5-6 miles per gallon. Since the AC will be needed the entire time, we can safely assume an MPG of 5. For their planned drive of 50K miles, they will use 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel. About 238 barrels of crude.
With an average diesel price of $4.65/gallon, they will spend $46,500 total. That's 48 fill-ups of their 208-gallon tank at about $970 a pop.
But it gets better. According to a quick carbon calculation (10,000 gallons × 22.4 [diesel emissions factor]), this road trip will create 224,000 pounds of CO2. For comparison, my fuel-efficient car will generate less than three percent of that total over the same time period — but I have to drive.
Keep in mind that I'm not accounting for running the engine while stopped. They will have to keep that AC blasting to ensure their fellow lefties can "stick it to The Man" in a pleasant climate.
Ah, sweet, sweet irony. I can't wait to see the rolling "Don't Drill in ANWR!" exhibit they no doubt have planned for Summer 2009.
(Via LGF).
UPDATE: After several negative comments on the Bush Legacy Tour blog (they wouldn't even post mine), they have removed all of them. Oh, who needs free speech anyway?
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6/24/2008 11:53 AM
Vox wrote:
Exurban League fills us in on the planned Bush Legacy bus tour, with their usual humor: The interior will include exhibits attacking Bushs record on the economy, the environment, and...
Read this out loud at the office - had them all rolling.
Thanks for the laughs, Jon.
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If Pete Townshend wrote a song about this, he'd call it...."TRAGIC BUS."
If the Beatles wrote a song about it, they'd sing about..."THE MAGIC HYSTERICAL TOUR."
Furthermore, these dudes had better not visit Obama: he'll find a way to throw all of them under their own bus unless they fork over a "voluntary" campaign donation.
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Well, at least this newer Prevost uses a 4-stroke Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine. Older coaches like this used the old 2-stroke Detroit Diesel 8V92T that belched a lot of black smoke.
Come to think of it, they could convert it to run on natural gas like city buses. All they would have to do is hook-up a bunch of their supporters to a gas siphoning system whilst driving down the highways and byways of Amerika.
Actually, Prevost is a Canadian company. Did the "American Working Man" at Motor Coach Industries (MCI) loose his job because the moonbats purchased their bus from the land of eh?
You know, they really should have used one of those old school buses like (the late) Paul Wellstone used to successfully run for Senate back in MN. That damn green bus was everywhere and the college kiddies loved it. You could put the windows down for your A/C and not need expensive compressors.
This whole thing is so full of irony I want to bust out laughing. But it seems all the wackos (well-funded all) have some serious equipment. Wonder if Al Gore is gonna loan them his private jet for those extra long trips.
These guys are nutters.
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Point of correction, Doug.
Prevost is in Quebec, not Canada.
Thank you.
*pauses, waits for the inevitable correction of my geography*
Look, when you grow up reading "Alberta Report", you quickly learn the differences between Quebec and the rest of the country.
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Oh, silly me I forgot about that! Yes, PQ may be within CA but it is a province all its own...
They make buses and other products that use a lot of aluminum because hydropower is big in PQ. Yes, aluminum that is mined from Bauxite ore in third world countries and smelted in electric furnaces. Nice industrial process, look under "Sudbury" for the nickel version.
On this bus, did they demand that Prevost use recycled aluminum from post-consumer sources? Did it only include union-made aluminum and was it shipped in bio-fuel powered trucks?
HA, you could go so many places with this.
After McCain is elected, what will they do with the bus? Will George Soros want it back or will Aryanna Huffington buy it for commuting between her mansions?
No, wait, I know the answer!
Bill Clinton will use it as a rolling love wagon after Hillary kicks him outta the house. He can get his groove on whilst driving down the interstate with some bimbos he picks up along the way.
Will he install a small washing machine to clean the inevitable stains he leaves upon articles of female clothing?
Hmmmm, worth pondering.
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