That was an interesting read. It's too bad the author back-tracked a little. His initial reaction and instincts were correct.
Contrary to what is published in the media, the people in the world who hate America don't do so because of George Bush. They just hate America. And ,most of it comes from the emotion of resentment, which is the most powerful emotion, IMHO.
The world loves Barack Obama because they think he hates America as much as they do. From what I've seen so far, they're probably right.
Yes, and I think it took a lot of guts to get on state alone in front of a hostile and booing crowd and do what he did and the way he did it.