Europeans angry after Bush climate speech 'charade'

[cal04]

· US isolated as China and India refuse to back policy
· President claims he can lead world on emissions
George Bush was castigated by European diplomats and found himself isolated yesterday after a special conference on climate change ended without any progress.

European ministers, diplomats and officials attending the Washington conference were scathing, particularly in private, over Mr Bush's failure once again to commit to binding action on climate change.

Although the US and Britain have been at odds over the environment since the early days of the Bush administration, the gap has never been as wide as yesterday.

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"It was a total charade and has been exposed as a charade," the diplomat said. "I have never heard a more humiliating speech by a major leader. He (Mr Bush) was trying to present himself as a leader while showing no sign of leadership. It was a total failure."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/sep/29/usnews.climatechange

[madeline_con]

1. " ... trying to present himself as a leader ...

... while showing no sign of leadership."

So, anything NEW at the conference?

[eppur_se_muova]

9. If you don't got it, you can't flaunt it. nt

[partylessinOhio]

2. Oh, my, that's goin' a make Nancy cry.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. The only emissions busholini can lead on are coming out his ass. nt.

[hatrack]

4. Please, cross-post this to LBN!

I think the humiliation needs to be spread around just a little . . . bit . . . MORE!

:evilgrin:

K&R, Bay-bee!

[cal04]

5. thanks hatrack

I think so too
:hi:

[TankLV]

6. At least the rest of the world sees it like it really is...

bush* is a PROVEN LIAR and WAR CRMINAL - why should anybody EVER believe ANYTHING this CRIMINAL ever says is beyond me...

[razzleberry]

7. lazy-ass Europeans can't do anything by themselves?

does the US need to hold these people's hands?

[Theduckno2]

8. George Bush = The Grand Charade(Illusion)

Let's see... There's the phony ranch in Crawford for the "windshield cowboy".

The "windshield cowboy" who bravely ran and hid on Sept. 11th, 2001.

The "windshield cowboy" who speaks of human rights yet ultimately presides over Gitmo and uses extraordinary interrogation methods.

The "windshield cowboy" who promised a strong dollar yet ..... you all know the rest, as the list of charades perpetrated by the "windshield cowboy" is nearly endless.

The one silver lining to this is that the next time Condi blathers that history will view the "windshield cowboy" favorably, I'll think of this story and giggle, though only momentarily.

The worst President ever.