* as Owen Meany--interesting 9/11 Article...

[CanuckAmok]

http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/essay/article.jsp?content=20030915_65472_65472

...Or as I like to think of it, "WE ACCEPT." Bush spent Sept. 11 as the very living symbol of confusion and uncertainty, holed up in Air Force One as it (quite properly) spent half a day in the clouds, waiting for some clue about what on Earth was going on. It may be the memory of that endless horrible moment of surprise and impotence that has made him reject any hint of doubt about anything, ever since.

He has become like Owen Meany, the tiny child in John Irving's novel, whose wrecked voice conveys utter certainty about God's design and simple contempt for doubters. I often hear Bush speaking in Owen's voice, which Irving conveyed in upper-case letters. "EITHER YOU ARE WITH US OR YOU ARE WITH THE TERRORISTS," Bush said...

[jfxgillis]

1. Owen Meany is no "absurd little character" . . .

And even as a fictional man, he's ten times the man Bush would ever be.

[Blue-Jay]

2. "A Prayer for Owen Meany"

is one of the most well-worn and well-loved books that I own. Please, don't compare President Jackass to such a loveable character. (although, I do see the comparison that you're making) ;)