I watched CNN International for the past two weeks. Some

[babylonsister]

observations when I first got to my destination the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Dimson met with Maliki to no avail. What happened, what changed? It went downhill from there.

The blivet was in ESTONIA givin' them hell, supporting his objective of total success in Iraq. I sighed...again. Did the election in November not clarify anything? Who is this man representing us and who is advising him? OK, so he was there for the NATO summit in Latvia, but the topic all over the world is the war.

Then there was Jon Stewart and Senator Kerry. Stewart stays away from in-depth politics but it was great to see him! He also riffed on American consumerism. Then Senator Kerry was on (this happened about 11:00 pm Indonesian time, but I just happened to be up for it) Larry King for a short spot, but the voice of reason was glaring compared to dimson's comments.

The death of the Russian spy was rehashed a lot and I'm sure still is, as was/is the coup in Fiji.

The Iraqi Study Group was/is MAJOR news. I think the rest of the world is very interested in what is going on here and the ramifications.

Our world is watching; I hope * takes one for his country and finally admits he fucked up. Any other cooler head than his might prevail.

Edit to add: I'm tired, but there's a lot of pressure on * now, globally. Let's see if the frat boy is released, or if he will finally do something, anything! presidential. I have more than doubts, but if there's anything that screams legacy, this is it. Perhaps resigning would help!

[alfredo]

1. Everything Da Chimp touches turns to shit.

Too bad he is taking us down with him.

[babylonsister]

2. Yes, the anti-Midas touch. But I'm PISSED that we're his hostages. nt

[alfredo]

3. We have some options. We can do nothing,

we can try to make him modify his behavior, or we can put him out on the streets, including or not including trying him for war crimes. None of these options are pleasant, but none are as odious as the first option of doing nothing. Modifying his behavior might be impossible. He has a rigidity that could be from his dyslexia. Using investigations can shine a light on his crimes against our nation, and may make it difficult for him to proceed on the same course, but I think he is beyond worrying about what America thinks of him. Removal is painful. It also takes us away from working to undo the damage done by him and his rubber stamp congress. Removing bush would leave us with Cheney. Trying to remove both would be difficult, and with real political peril. It could be framed as a coup by the right wing.

Maybe putting effort toward showing the Dems know how to govern, and using investigations to spotlight the many abuses of the bush junta may be our best course.