Putin Nails America’s Problem(s)

Russia is hosting a "Group of 8" summit meeting. Friday night at a private dinner President Bush arrogantly and foolishly told Russia’s President Vladimir V. Putin that Bush desires to promote change in the world and he hopes Russia will also promote change in parts of the world like Iraq where there is a free press and free religion.” And Putin said, “We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq, I will tell you quite honestly.” To which our quick-witted president got red in the face and said, “Just wait.” Problem 1-Our president is running around the world saying, “Look at our success in Iraq” when there is only failure in Iraq. And George W. Bush is so delusional that he is the only person in the world who can't see he has brought forth a cretinous, ugly, deformed, insatiable, hate-spewing monster in Iraq, not freedom and democracy. Problem 2- When confronted with the truth about the US failure in Iraq, our president gets red in the face and says, Oh yeah? Problem 3- Every news outlet in the world is quoting George W. Bush’s statement about Putin on June 27, 2001: “I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy and we had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul.” Oh, and in addition to the US problems that Bush’s trip to Russia is showing the world as if on an IMAX screen, Bush is saying, in effect, that the new upsurge of violence between Israel and Lebanon has been caused by the old upsurge of violence between Israel and Lebanon. And therefore Lebanon has to stop with all the shooting and…stuff. Okay. I admit there is good news. The good news is that George W. Bush has once again given standup comics around the world material to last for weeks. I am sure even Jon Stewart is saying, “Thank you, Jesus!”