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Ever been in a relationship, married, GF, BF, or even with friends, where you agreed on everything? If so, I'd like to hear about it.

Mrs. Bush definitely has her own opinions. I also don't believe President Bush said what he said for his "base", I think he really does not like the anthem in Spanish.

I agree. I see nothing wrong with the President's opinion about wanting immigrants who choose to live in our country learn english and learn to sing our anthem in english. I also see nothing wrong with Mrs. Bush feeling that there's nothing wrong with people singing our anthem in a foreign language.

I want foreigners who become Americans to learn our language and respect our culture, including our national anthem, and yes, sing it in english when they can learn to do that. But for those who haven't learned english yet, I wouldn't be offended if they sang our anthem in their native tongue.

I think there's a big difference between that, and immigrants CHANGING THE WORDS to our anthem. Two totally different branches on the same tree, so to speak.

Ever been in a relationship, married, GF, BF, or even with friends, where you agreed on everything?

This isn't about agreeing on everything, or even on anything. It's about not taking their disagreement public. He was elected President, she wasn't.

Not that I really have a problem with her saying whatever she wants, because I'm not the one married to her. I just don't think it's likely that she would have if he didn't agree to it. It's generally considered bad form.

I think he really does not like the anthem in Spanish.

His biographer notes it was often sung in Spanish and that he joined in the singing during the 2000 campaign. They also had some Hispanic pop singer and a bunch of kids sing it in Spanish at the first inaugural.

Wikipedia says: "The Star-Spangled Banner was translated into Spanish in 1919 by the US Bureau of Education[4]. It has also been translated into a number of other languages. In 1861, it was translated into German [5] (and is also on that page in Latin). It has been translated into Yiddish by Jewish immigrants[6]and into French by Acadians of Louisiana [7]"

link: the State Department's copy of the 1919 Spanish version

The 2006 version is different and expresses entirely different sentiments from the 1919. I still haven't found out if the inaugural or the Bush campaign events used the 1919 version or this newer one. I think the new one just became popular this year so I think Bush used the 1919 which is, of course, officially approved as a Spanish translation.

Well, it's probably more fuss over "To Anacreon In Heaven" than it's really worth. Mostly symbolic of larger issues, I guess. Still, if people care so much about the anthem, why don't they ever sing (or even know of) the last three verses? Yes, the anthem has four verses, not one.