I am not bitter about my homeland; I am bitter about the 'leaders' we have in Ottawa.

A few of our Prime Ministers have not had English as a first language. Canadians have always allowed for that. I can't ever recall a PM being pilloried for mispronunciations or errors while speaking the 'other' language of Canada. Hell, Joe Clark spoke French when he was in Quebec. I don't doubt that many native French speakers cringed when he did so, but no one laughed at his attempts. German speakers didn't laugh at Kennedy when he tried to say that he too was a Berliner. But when Bush talks, I am in awe of his ability to so thoroughly fuck up the language that it becomes a new adventure in hearing. Gawd. Surely someone can get him a translator to work with him when he addresses the people of the USA and the World. It's embarrassing.