BUSH MOST ADMIRED MAN IN THE US (page 3)

Big Tex

(Apart from the Portugal, which is the only European country that we haven't been to war with.)

Well there's Vatican City. Unless you want to count that little tiff Henry VIII had with the Pope.

badwillie

Bush...most admired? I think NOT.

Here's what the average American will be talking about in 2004:

http://www.ourfuture.org/docUploads/12-24-03_kitchen-table.pdf

Simon

SNG, do you advoctae the US giving up their soverignty and being in submission so we can take orders from smaller and poorer nations? Why don't they materialize their own wealth and power? We aren't supposed to ignore the rest of the world, but theyc an ignore and be jealous of us enough to want to take away instead of earning their own?

They are. See 'China Economy' above and compare the dollar to the Euro.

Twice, in the 20th century, it was the US who had to aid Europe to stop their own wars and return to relative peace and now we should submit to them and follow their whims? No thanks. Europe is the big appeaser of things and then cries to the US when it fails. Appeasement has never and will never work.

Dakota ... you are going back over 50 and nearly 100 years !! How long to do intend to keep harping on about this?

You really seem to be quite ignorant of the fact that the only reason you entered the second world war was because you were attacked. Prior to that WE were the only people fighting Nazi Germany and kepping them from YOUR door but we're not so rude as to insist on daily thanks for whatever subject happens to come up

One thing we can rely on though ... if there isn't a war going, we can rely on the neo-cons to start one.

Englishman

I hate to piss on your parade but when people in the UK talk politics (eg. at work) you hear phrases like "mad man" bandied about "religious nut". People do not dislike like Americans but you will hear some pretty bad things said about America (the administration). This is from your strongest ally

Funnily enough, a lot of Americans that I spoke with expressed that viewpoint too.

However, I disagree with them too. The lad is doing OK! He just needs to get around a bit more.

Englishman.

Englishman

You really seem to be quite ignorant of the fact that the only reason you entered the second world war was because you were attacked. Prior to that WE were the only people fighting Nazi Germany and kepping them from YOUR door but we're not so rude as to insist on daily thanks for whatever subject happens to come up

Ha ha, Simon! You ARE a NATIONALIST then! You don't want your country pissed on by foreigners either!

Good. I'm quite Nationalistic too. Now I'm off to the pub for a pint or 3.

As for Europe, here's my feelings on the matter:

Englishman.

amac

I find it hard to pat ourselves on the back for removing a dictator when our history is riddled with US supporting and installing dictators to protect US money interests in other countries. It seems that nearly every South American country, dictator and banana republic had US involvement. With the horrible track record our government has, I'd be hard pressed to think they've done a 180 degree turn and removed Sadam for noble reasons.

frenchbabyface

just to quote the topic in my personnal liste ...
but anyway I'm sure I would have remember the title of the topic !

expatbrit

Englishman:

With people like you around, there is still hope that the UK wont be sucked into the EUSSR too much further.

Expatbrit

SixofNine

The state of Bush's Union, as seen by Dave Barry DAVE BARRY YEAR IN REVIEW
JANUARY
2003: A Dave odyssey

. . . which begins with traditional New Year's Day celebrations all over the world, except at the Central Intelligence Agency, which, acting on what it believes to be accurate information, observes Thanksgiving.

On a brighter note, President Bush announces a plan to boost the sagging United States economy via a two-pronged stimulus package consisting of (1) visiting Crawford, Texas; and (2) prayer.

World tension mounts when North Korea announces that it is withdrawing from the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, on the grounds that it's really hard to pronounce ''proliferation.'' Faced with clear-cut evidence that the North Koreans are actively developing weapons of mass destruction, President Bush vows to determine whether North Korea ``is located anywhere near Iraq.''

February

Meanwhile, tension between the United States and North Korea continues to mount as North Korea, in what the White House calls ''a deliberate act of provocation,'' uses nuclear missiles to destroy Columbus, Ohio. A visibly angry President Bush warns the North Koreans that they ``better not give any of those missiles to Iraq.''

MARCH 2003: A Dave odyssey

. . . when North Korean troops invade Oregon, prompting a grim-faced President Bush to declare that ''time is running out for the Iraqi regime.'' But the United States continues to have trouble getting other nations to join the coalition, and is forced to bribe Turkey by giving the Turkish government an ''economic aid package'' consisting of $37 billion in cash, plus unlimited nighttime and weekend minutes, plus what is described as a ''hard-to-get video'' of Britney Spears. With Turkey on board, the coalition now consists of seven nations, assuming you count Guam, Puerto Rico and Staten Island as nations.

While all this is going on, Osama bin Laden attempts to surrender to U.S. authorities but is told to come back later, as everybody is busy.

On March 19, coalition forces attack Iraq; within days they control most of the southern part of the country and have taken many prisoners, including two of the three known Dixie Chicks. They do not immediately uncover any weapons of mass destruction, but they do find a warehouse containing a large quantity of what is believed to be refined sugar, which CIA intelligence analysts note ``is a leading cause of tooth decay.''

APRIL 2003: A Dave odyssey

. . . coalition forces capture Baghdad, and hopes soar for a quick resolution to the conflict when a cheering Iraqi crowd topples a huge statue of Saddam. But these hopes are quickly dashed when, tragically, the statue fails to land on Geraldo.

Saddam himself is nowhere to be found, though he does release a videotape announcing plans to take his career ''in a new direction,'' possibly including a ''reality'' TV show called Queer Eye for a Dictator Guy, in which he will undergo a makeover by five gay men, who will then be executed.

On the Weapons of Mass Destruction front, coalition troops discover three barrels of lard, described by U.S. intelligence sources as ``a heart attack waiting to happen.''

In other news:

? North Korean troops capture Wisconsin.

MAY 2003: A Dave odyssey

. . . when President Bush lands on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of California and declares, to a crowd of sailors, that major combat has ended. The jubilation is dampened somewhat when, moments after the president's plane departs, the carrier is severely damaged by a car bomb.

Meanwhile, in Iraq itself, looting continues to be a problem, as dramatized by the discovery that both the Tigris and Euphrates rivers are missing. On a more positive note, efforts to establish a western-style democracy in Iraq move forward with the arrival, as consultants, of Florida election officials. Within hours the nation plunges back into chaos.

In domestic news, Congress enacts massive tax cuts in an effort to, in the words of a Republican leader, ''see if we can push the deficit over the skillion-dollar mark.'' The major Democratic presidential candidates denounce the cuts and vow to repeal them, because promising to increase taxes is a proven vote-winner on the planet they come from, namely, Planet Walter Mondale.

North Korean troops occupy the Washington Monument.

JUNE 2003: A Dave odyssey

. . . hopes for peace in the Mideast soar when President Bush meets with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a landmark summit, which goes really well until gunfire erupts over the seating arrangements.

Meanwhile, a political controversy brews over a little-noticed statement in the president's January State of the Union address, in which he asserted that Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, was ''located right next to Connecticut.'' The CIA heatedly denies responsibility for the error, noting, ``We clearly said Delaware.''

North Korean troops, growing desperate for attention, announce plans to appear in a new ''reality'' TV show, tentatively titled We Have Conquered Your Nation, Capitalist Scum, but it is canceled when network executives find out that nobody involved is blond.

JULY 2003: A Dave odyssey

. . . when President Bush goes to Africa for a five-day visit that goes quite well, considering the fact that the president, relying on U.S. intelligence reports, is under the impression he is touring Switzerland. Once the confusion is straightened out, the president has what the White House describes as a ''very constructive meeting'' with ''a very influential group'' of elephants.

Disney World, in what turns out to be a hugely successful promotion, holds the first-ever ``North Korean Troops Day.''

AUGUST 2003: A Dave odyssey

. . . begins on a quiet weekday morning in rural northern Ohio, where 83-year-old widow Eileen Freemonkle decides that, for a change, she will put two Pop-Tarts into her toaster, instead of her usual one. This rogue action -- never anticipated by the designers of the nation's electrical power grid -- sets off a chain of events that ultimately blacks out the entire Northeast. As rescue crews work overtime trying to keep people in the affected areas supplied with news about the developing Kobe Bryant situation, Congress swings into emergency action. Within hours, Democrats and Republicans have issued literally hundreds of press releases blaming each other. Power is finally restored several days later by power-company workers, aided by bored North Korean troops.

In Iraq, United States troops capture a cousin of Saddam Hussein known as ''Chemical Ali''; a search of his person fails to uncover any weapons of mass destruction, but he is carrying a Bic pen that, as CIA analysts are quick to note, ``could poke out somebody's eye.''

SEPTEMBER 2003: A Dave odyssey

Meanwhile, President Bush goes before the United Nations General Assembly to ask for help in rebuilding Iraq. After enjoying a hearty international laugh, everyone adjourns for dinner at upscale Manhattan restaurants.

But the hot political news is a huge scandal that erupts in Washington after conservative columnist Robert Novak writes a column in which he reveals that the wife of a guy who was critical of the Bush administration's Iraqi policy and went to Africa on a fact-finding mission is in fact a CIA agent (the wife is, we mean), which he (Novak) allegedly was improperly told by a high-level White House source, who some people allege is Karl Rove, although he (Rove) (also Novak) heatedly denies this, and if you think this scandal is incomprehensible, you are in the vast human majority, but people in Washington are still so excited about it that they have to change their underwear hourly.

OCTOBER 2003: A Dave odyssey

In Washington, Congress approves President Bush's request for $87 billion to Iraqify Iraq, so that it will be more Iraq-like. The money will also be used for the War on Terror, including $23.99 to pay for what is described as ''a complete overhaul'' of the U.S. intelligence community's Magic Eight Ball.

On the economic front, there is good news from the Commerce Department, which reports a sharp upturn in the nation's economy, credited primarily to spending by North Korean troops.

NOVEMBER 2003: A Dave odyssey

In a dramatic Thanksgiving Day surprise, President Bush makes a top-secret trip to Iraq, where he serves turkey to the troops and delivers a moving speech thanking them for their efforts. The visit puts the troops in high spirits until about three minutes after the president leaves, at which point the turkey, which turns out to be a suicide turkey, explodes.

Elsewhere on the international front, a group of ''trade ministers'' whom nobody has ever heard of gather in Miami to discuss something called the ''FTAA,'' which nobody understands, while outside thousands of people protest for reasons that run the gamut from extremely vague to outright delusional. Most of the protestors are peaceful, although some become involved in violent clashes with North Korean troops. After a few days everybody goes home and the whole thing seems like a weird dream.

DECEMBER 2003: A Dave odyssey

. . . which begins on an upbeat note thanks to strong holiday retail sales, as measured by the economic indicator of Mall Shoppers Injured In Fights Over Sony PlayStations. In other positive news, the Commerce Department reports that the economic recovery has finally resulted in job creation. ''So far, it's only the one job, and it's in urinal maintenance,'' notes the department. ``But if things work out, it could become full-time.''

On the War On Terror front, the nation gets a chilling reminder of its continued vulnerability when more than 200 federal airport security workers are hospitalized because of continued exposure to what medical investigators describe as ``really funky passenger feet.''

The month's biggest surprise occurs when U.S. troops finally capture a filthy and bedraggled Saddam Hussein hiding in a hole along with 11 other members of the cast of the CBS reality show Survivor: Iraq. The former dictator immediately hires attorney Johnnie Cochran, who reveals that his defense strategy will be based on the legal argument that ``if there's no WMD, you must set him free.''

The other big December surprise is another daring, hush-hush-secret holiday morale-building head-of-state visit, this one by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who secretly travels to Washington, D.C., where he holds a reception for occupying North Korean troops. The Department of Homeland Security, asked how Kim was able to enter the country undetected, speculates that ``he must have removed his shoes.''

seattleniceguy

Ah, Six, that was great. Thanks for the laugh.

Seattle

BUSH MOST ADMIRED MAN IN THE US

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