Out of the Mouths
The best laugh of the week for me came out of the G8 Summit on gobal warming. Pres. Bush stood before the news cameras flanked by Russian President Putin and told the assembled reporters, "I was talking to Vladimir.... that's what I call him, Vladimir.... and I said...." I missed the rest of the sentence because I was already doubled up laughing. It was funny enough as it was, but the way Bush pronounced Putin's name, Vladamer, made it all the more hysterical. I don't know, it was something about this odd juxtaposition of highly level discussions about a subject that has dire consequences for the planet and down home, dung-kicking Texas folksiness. It almost made me forget that global warming got exponentially worse this week with so much hot air coming out of Germany.
posted by John M Crowther @ 6:30 AM
5 Comments:
John... he seemed to be so excited to be there! LOL I missed that speech... but caught a short clip on World News out of the Emirates (in Arabic on SBS - sometimes foreign news makes more sense) George Dubya appeared to be having so much fun... goofing around with all the other world leaders (who were looking less than amused) It made me cringe with embarrassment.
The really outrageous thing, Jean, is that everyone there caved in to the U.S. and accepted their compromise to establish "goals rather than mandates." Compromise? With the fate of the planet hanging in the balance! It means that no one is forced to do anything. And Dubya keeps on making speeches about how critical it is to deal with the problem. Hypocritical, I'd say.
Goals are generally cheaper than mandates... and with the US war chest (in the literal sense) wide open at this point in time... "goals" may be more financially and politically doable... at least without losing face... getting egg all over it... or having to stuff it with humble pie.
Corporate America opposes regulations that they fear will put a dent in profits. Bush is caught in the middle, trying to appear responsible while appeasing his "bid-ness" buddies.
Just have to love that kid, Jeremy. He is my kind of person, a worry-wart. Great cartoon, John C.
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