Bush's Feeble Attempts To Appear Sad

At his press conference the other day, George Bush came to the podium (you can watch it on c-span if you have the stomach for it) and began to make a few comments about his second term and then said he would be happy to take a few questions. Not once did he make any reference at all to the tragedy which had just occurred in Iraq- the helicopter crash which had killed 37 Americans. He didn't want to bring it up I guess. Not until a press person asked about it did he acknowledge that he was even aware it had happened. Then he said this accident would be very discouraging to the American people. Discouraging? Is that the main objective to make sure we don't all get discouraged? I would say many of us are beyond discouragement and have been for months. We are in utter despair over what is happening in Iraq. Bush then said we "weep and mourn" for those lost in this war for freedom. As he said this his open hand pounded on the lectern several times (for emphasis I would imagine). But this was an eerie gesture to accompany words of grief. There must be a disconnect there somewhere. Would one normally pound on a lectern while telling everyone how sad we are, how much we weep? The gesture and sentiment do not go together. His body language belies his words of supposed sadness. He is not sad. He can't even act sad so as to be believable. Unlike Ronald Reagan, Bush is no actor. Bush is a callous man who has no feeling for the agony he is causing. There is no hope for him. I pray there is hope for the rest of us who do have hearts and who are weeping for real.

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