DUBYA & EDDIE

Dubya & Eddie is a timely satiric parody of the George "Dubya" Bush administration, lampooning its simplistic political thinking and dangerously misguided foreign policy.  Dubya & Eddie follows the careers of the president and his pet coyote, his ultimate confidential advisor, in a political system where well-heeled individuals and special interest groups hold sway.  "And the poor?" Eddie asks.  Dubya observes, "Well, they are legion and have almost nothing to contribute individually, so they have really nothing to sell."  This view also shapes Dubya's policy on tax reform, which he feels "must be fair to the American people – those who count."

Eddie is a kindred spirit and fellow Texan.  The two hold secret meetings in the bathroom adjacent to the Oval Office where a constantly flushing toilet defeats the hidden White House recording devices.  Eddie soon acquires a profound knowledge of foreign policy, or what Dubya seems to call "porn fallacy."  Dubya explains how he has divided the world into "spheres" for convenience.  "There's Europe, Russian, China, India, Islam, Africa – which is a big country like California."

This is both a literary and a visual book.  One page of text is followed by one satirical illustration.