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Could George Bush be any more of a poophead?

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I don't want to get all into politics because it's not properly my beat. I'm here to amuse and educate, not to make people mad at me. And yet, I find that I must share my feelings with you: George W. Bush is a putz. This is a man who's pledged support on mental health issues, and yet wants to cut funding for a suicide hotline. I mean, come on. It's a hotline. It's less than $300,000. Bush probably wipes his tushie with more money than that.

It's more complex than just writing a check, of course. The government wants to continue its plunder of civil liberties by tracking the calls that come into a new suicide hotline—one that's not the vaunted 1.800.SUICIDE, which has helped millions of people. Along with PostSecret, the most awesomest blog and art project ever, I want to officially send a call out: Write those letters and make your voice heard.

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.