Bush's Lead Balloon

It was predictably a humilating experience to watch our president stand before the General Assembly at the UN yesterday and speak to that august body of world leaders as if he had anything to say to them. Reports were that there was polite applause. ONLY AT THE VERY END! I'm not sure it was polite. They were just glad to have it over with.

Bush is really and truly in his own little world. It sounds so cliche, but how else can it be put? He talked about the poor innocent children in Russia who died in the school attack. He said, "What did these innocent children do to anyone?" No mention at all was made about the innocent in Iraq. They haven't done anything either.

Bush spoke of the importance of respect for women. Give me a break. He talked of justice and dignity. How dare he? He spoke of the rule of law, free speech, and religious tolerance. You can't get any more Orwellian than this. It was mouth-droppingly unbelievable.

Bush: We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.

How can he say this with a straight face? No one bought it. George Bush advocating patience and peaceful resolution of differences? Don't make me laugh.

Bush: We're determined to destroy terror networks wherever they may operate.

This from a man who has done more to create more terrorists than any man on the planet. Can he think we don't know this?

Our emperor has no clothes. The whole world sees right through him. [Well, almost the whole world. How can anyone be undecided at this point?]

Next year President Kerry will stand at the podium at the UN and make us proud to be Americans once again. The end of this madness is near. Take heart.