[TheDon]

I'm quite impressed with any American who can speak another language other than English. It is very difficult to use any other language here. In other parts of the world, such as Europe, knowing and using multiple languages, is quite common. I think Spanish is probably the only second language that would be of actual use to an American.

[cyborg]

I was in Europe for only a week but I picked up french/italian very quickly. I studied spanish in class because as you point out, it's worth knowing. Spanish is not awful to know, it supports modern innovation. There are some languages that can't support technical words,etc.
I don't think anyone is misleading Bush. He's a leader. I may disagree with him (which I do) but I'm not going to let HOWARD DEAN become president.