Monday, February 21, 2005
Bush in Europe; Me Too
I'm glad that I'm in Europe to help provide a counterweight to Bush and his entourage. I realized that I am outnumbered but I am confident that I can score a point or two. I don't think that I'm alone in hoping that Bush doesn't make a mess of Iran the way that he did with Iraq. It would also be nice if he could acknowledge the massive progress of the Kyoto accord. One can dream, can't one?
Of course the whole thing is mostly a kiss-and-make-up session without a lot of real substance. The EU has designated each of nine countries to speak about a single issue in presentations and the other two have been told to piss off and shut up. It's hilarious to watch the unwieldy EU try to get its ducks in a row.
Bush will meet with Tony Blair tomorrow. I wonder if they'll discuss social security privatization. It was a complete disaster in the UK but I doubt that W wants to hear that.
But what most people will see are a series of silly photo ops. Couldn't we just PhotoShop world leaders together and save ourselves the cost of jet fuel?
Of course the whole thing is mostly a kiss-and-make-up session without a lot of real substance. The EU has designated each of nine countries to speak about a single issue in presentations and the other two have been told to piss off and shut up. It's hilarious to watch the unwieldy EU try to get its ducks in a row.
Bush will meet with Tony Blair tomorrow. I wonder if they'll discuss social security privatization. It was a complete disaster in the UK but I doubt that W wants to hear that.
But what most people will see are a series of silly photo ops. Couldn't we just PhotoShop world leaders together and save ourselves the cost of jet fuel?
