The beam in his own eye

MANIFESTO

This would be unbelievably cheeky if had been stated by someone other than our idiotically boorish leader:

President Bush lectured the Arab world Sunday about everything from political repression to the denial of women's rights ...

"Too often in the Middle East, politics has consisted of one leader in power and the opposition in jail," Bush said in a speech to 1,500 global policymakers and business leaders ...

"America is deeply concerned about the plight of political prisoners in this region, as well as democratic activists who are intimidated or repressed, newspapers and civil society organizations that are shut down and dissidents whose voices are stifled," Bush said.

"I call on all nations in this region to release their prisoners of conscience, open up their political debate and trust their people to chart their future."

Ya know, you look at his statements about political prisoners, and you wonder if he's ever heard of Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo. You look at his claptrap about "democratic activists who are intimidated or repressed," and you wonder if he's forgotten about his ignoring of FISA and his desire to extend immunity to telecom companies who obviously spied on Americans.

Sigh. Eight months and two days left of this cretin.