Lest this thread wander too far into UKer's criticism of Us'ers, my only point is that while I find George W. a dangerous man, I think it's a little too easy to knee-jerk blame everything on him. If he is solely responsible for the sorry state the US is in, then in a couple of years when he is no longer President, everything should be hunky-dory. Right? If we put all of our energy into laying the blame on someone else, we lose track of our own responsiblities. As a Democrat, I believe that Bush is President because the Democrats ran on an "Anyone But Bush" ticket, were wishy washy and so focused on criticizing Bush that they forgot that you get elected because you stand for something, not just against something. If the folks wot hollers and squeals constantly don't start energizing and putting forth strong, well-thought out alternatives for this country, we'll get a Bush-lite, next time around.

I think UKers have every right to bash Bush and what the United States is becoming because we are such a great power that everything that we do has a global impact. George W. is everybody's business because his tomfoolery effects everybody.

I've heard of the Scorched Earth policy. I've heard about someone speaking from a burning bush. But my little rose bush?

Why iz everrbody aways picking on me (rose bush)

Jerry