Shields Folk, I suggest you spend some time reading the threads that are about American politics. In the Mudcat, at least, you will see that there are a lot of Americans who don't think Bush represents their attitudes. In fact, you'll see that there are a lot of Americans who don't even feel that he got the presidency through legitimate means.

You get fifty percent because you were wrong about fifty percent of the people about whom you guessed. I should give you less than that if I count those of us who don't fit your stereotype of Americans. But I'll cut you some slack since your perceptions about Americans came from GW Bush. ;-)

(BTW, I never thought Maggie Thatcher represented all British attitudes.)