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Friday, February 25, 2005 President Bush Laughs at SelfOver a question on democracy in Russia, Bush defended his good friend Vladimir Putin, but said he really stuck it to him about a few recent, ah, undemocratic decisions --We had a discussion about some decisions he's made. [laughs] He's had some interest in decisions I've made. And that's a very important dialogue.Couple of jokers, Vladimir and George. Ribbing each other about a little jailing of dissidents here, a little pre-emptive war there. Couple of democratically-minded guys, spreading the vote to all the world. Not perfect, maybe, but, workin' on it. And that's a very important dialogue. By the way, no one in Germany seems to know why Gerhard Schroeder met Bush in Mainz instead of Berlin. Imagine Margaret Thatcher flying to Memphis and asking Reagan to make a special trip out for a chat and a wave at the cameras. Of course the U.S. has a base in Wiesbaden, just up the road from Mainz; and moving the President is a dangerous undertaking in any part of the world; of course there were protests in Berlin anyway (not to mention Brussels and Mainz); and just imagine how the streets of Berlin might have looked with Bush in the way. Sure. But Mainz? By way of explanation I heard one BBC reporter say, "The president's father once visited Mainz." Oh. A kind of grand tradition. posted by Michael Scott Moore | 1:25 AM | |
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