NYT editors say it all...
NYT editorial: President Bush's Walkabout
The NYT editorial staff's gloves finally seem to be off:After President Bush's disastrous visit to Latin America, it's unnerving to realize that his presidency still has more than three years to run. An administration with no agenda and no competence would be hard enough to live with on the domestic front. But the rest of the world simply can't afford an American government this bad for that long.
They don't stop short of calling Bush on his own hypocrisy, either (almost too easy a target):In Argentina, Mr. Bush, who prides himself on his ability to relate to world leaders face to face, could barely summon the energy to chat with the 33 other leaders there, almost all of whom would be considered friendly to the United States under normal circumstances. He and his delegation failed to get even a minimally face-saving outcome at the collapsed trade talks and allowed a loudmouthed opportunist like the president of Venezuela to steal the show.
It's amazing to remember that when Mr. Bush first ran for president, he bragged about his understanding of Latin America, his ability to speak Spanish and his friendship with Mexico. But he also made fun of Al Gore for believing that nation-building was a job for the United States military.
Now that he's down, the media thinks they're safe to start kicking. Buncha cowards. But still, better late than never, I suppose... Let's hope they keep on him enough to bring out enough stuff to bring proceedings against even an impeachment-proof Republican administration.
The NYT editorial staff's gloves finally seem to be off:After President Bush's disastrous visit to Latin America, it's unnerving to realize that his presidency still has more than three years to run. An administration with no agenda and no competence would be hard enough to live with on the domestic front. But the rest of the world simply can't afford an American government this bad for that long.
They don't stop short of calling Bush on his own hypocrisy, either (almost too easy a target):In Argentina, Mr. Bush, who prides himself on his ability to relate to world leaders face to face, could barely summon the energy to chat with the 33 other leaders there, almost all of whom would be considered friendly to the United States under normal circumstances. He and his delegation failed to get even a minimally face-saving outcome at the collapsed trade talks and allowed a loudmouthed opportunist like the president of Venezuela to steal the show.
It's amazing to remember that when Mr. Bush first ran for president, he bragged about his understanding of Latin America, his ability to speak Spanish and his friendship with Mexico. But he also made fun of Al Gore for believing that nation-building was a job for the United States military.
Now that he's down, the media thinks they're safe to start kicking. Buncha cowards. But still, better late than never, I suppose... Let's hope they keep on him enough to bring out enough stuff to bring proceedings against even an impeachment-proof Republican administration.