Exactly! I was having a really great conversation with a tall blonde Irish gal, until she asked if I really loved the US. Then she asked how I could live in a place of rednecks and a moron like Bush. Needless to say, that was the end of that, after I finished scolding her.
I hope this brouhaha doesn't get any U.S. servicemen killed in the future by holding their fire on a speeding car, thinking, "maybe it's just another bunch of stupid Italians.."