  Bush left the country today for Ireland and then Turkey. Last night I saw an interview that he had with an Irish reporter for Irish TV. She was a tough questioner, probably giving Bush his first real questions that he had no script to answer. At one point Bush said that most of Europe was behind the US and the war in Iraq. She looked at him as if he had just run over kittens with a lawnmower. The truth is that overwhelmingly Europeans were against us and this war. Even in the nations that supported us like Spain, Italy, and England, the majority of the people in those nations were against the war. Although their "representative" governments failed in listening to their people and took their orders from Crawford TX.
The interview offended me in that our President, elected, appointed, whatever you want to call him it doesn't change the fact that he was rude to this woman. I wish that someone would have just slapped him across the mouth because of his behavior. I mentioned that last night but I forgot to add in the crap with Cheney. He told Sen. Lehey to "go fuck yourself" on the senate floor. There are rules in the Senate and profanity is prohibited. What was kind of funny was a Republican backed morality bill that effectively quadrupled fines for indecent things played or said on the radio or tv. The same day Cheney is telling his opponents to fuck off. Now normally that wouldn't bother me all that much. Actually I wish our politicians cursed more and yelled more often at each other. It would certainly liven things up a bit.
As I said normally it wouldn't get me upset but this did. A few months back Kerry was interviewed for Rolling Stone and said something to the effect of "I didn't think he'd fuck it up this badly" in reference to his vote to authorize Bush to declare war. When it was printed immediately the right wing whackos came out all over and the chief of staff for the White House called for Kerry to immediately apologize for using that kind of language yet when Cheney says it on the Senate Floor in public (and probably broadcast on C-Span which would qualify him for the new fines they enacted..I should look for it on C-Span and then submit a complaint to the FCC and have him fined...that would be a bite).
Again I have no problem with foul language but if you are going to expect one side to live up to a certain standard then they should do just the same. If you criticize one side then do the same for the other side. What I have noticed is that republicans have become the party of "do what we say but not as we do".
Just like almost all right wing religious nut preachers and christians. I don't have much hope for our nation for the next four or five years frankly. If we re-elect king moron then we will surely be dragged into more conflicts, loose almost all funding for domestic programs (education, healthcare, EPA) and see military spending increase greatly. Taxes will continue to drop on the ultra wealthy and corporations while the tax burden is shifted to the middle and low class. If we elect the corpse we will still be in trouble because he proposes tax cuts for companies (although some rollbacks on the taxes on the rich).
He will probably drag us into more war and other nasty things. Whatever happens it will be doubtful that he would be re-elected because so many drastic things will have to happen while he is president that no one would vote again for him. 2008 and we see some glimmer of hope if our nation is still intact. We may see Dean run again..and if he does he should tell people exactly the truth. If they had nominated him in 04' he would have had things fixed up by now or at least on the road to recovery. I just hope that regardless over the next few years that our fellow humans have patience with us until the people can take back our country. Just give us time people...we will get things back on the right track sooner or later. Peace 
