Absolutely right--and it's due to the reign of fear instituted by our Chickenhawk in Chief. I suspect that shortly after January 2009, there will be marked improvement.

Jan has remarked on the same thing--and she's a UK citizen--that is, citizen of the country which according to Mr. Bush is our #1 ally in the (eternal) WAR AGAINST TERROR--and now has a green card. Coming back into the US by herself is not exactly unmitigated joy for her with the treatment she gets from the Neanderthals who staff "Homeland Security"--that classic Orwellian term--who frequently themselves barely speak English--certainly not close to as well as she does. (Whereas they never give me any grief.)

Bush has been an unqualified disaster for the entire world--and I'm afraid I don't have too awful much patience for anybody who doesn't recognize that.