"transparent democracy", is that what it means when the Vice President meets behind closed doors with energy company executives to secretly set the official government energy policy?

Follow-up question: What part of your Administration is transparent? Could it be your much-practiced "confident walking" to a podium or the waiting helicopter?

For him, 9/11 was the end of thinking.

He's failed in Europe for the same reason he's failed here - he doesn't give a shit what anyone else thinks outside his little circle of sycophants.

They're getting rich -that's all that matters to them.

What is interesting, in a psycho-historical way, is that this administration and its co-conspirators in the US are concerned with their place in history but are exceptionally ignorant of history. As a result, none of them are aware that Europe has been much more ahead of the US in battling terrorism for quite some time. Lockerbie was in the UK, as was that incident where radicals leaned out of the Libyan Embassy window in London and started shooting people in the street. There have been a bunch of incidents in Europe. And, of course, there was that bombing in the subways of Madrid and the busses in London. For Bush to say that "9/11 was a moment" for Europeans demonstrates less about his attitude or his veracity than about his ignorance, which is monstrously deep. And such a remark can only lead to greater antipathy towards the US in Europe and greater disdain towards us.

We really need to get that asshole out of office fast. The only way I can see it getting done is for a change of Congress, because he has committed high crimes and misdemeanors as defined by Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers (a "violation of the public trust" in a very large way). He is not merely impeachable, he is clearly guilty and needs to go. Every time he opens his mouth he damages the country a little, or a lot, more.

Playing the 9-11 trump card, did he suck his thumb after the statement?

I lived in Germany when the Baader Meinhoff gang was active and targeting Americans. As you walked in the front door of the Post Exchange your were greeted with a sand bagged machine gun emplacement.
When george was lecturing the Irish reporter on terrorism, I was cringing in embarrassment.

the only thing transparent about the current miss administration is it's utter evilness. GWBushit is the anti christ. Our beloved country has become the fascist state of the 21st century. Liars. cheaters. GOP.
transparent my ass.

1. Yogi Bear weeps
   
2. No Science, Any Time
   
3. Big Fat Ass(hat) Alert
   
4. Bunnypants ... Lying Decider
   
5. Five O'Clock Follies, West
   
6. The Royal "We"
   
7. Bad Policy, Bad Results. It's that simple.
   
8. Too funny...well not really
   
9. Oh, yeah. That war.
   
10. Timely