[Darlin']

Ping :)

[Miss Marple]

Thanks for the ping, Darlin'! McGavin, you are right, we had it figured out early on. Because of that, I have enjoyed seeing the press confounded, flummoxed, and confused. Cheap entertainment as a bonus!

[Mo1]

Still, before Bush's first trip to Europe for NATO and European Union meetings in June 2001, editorial writers predicted he would be humiliated by leaders angered by his rejection of a treaty curbing greenhouse gases and his plan to develop a missile shield, which they feared could spark an arms race

And if I recall of the first meeting .. EVERYONE was suprised and walked away having high regards for President Bush

[terilyn]

Thanks Darlin'!

I seem to remember reading an article some time back about Ronald Reagan and how world leaders were "less than impressed" with him when he was first elected. Later in his presidency, at a summit, (I believe it was in Canada), world leaders were also clamoring for his attention and kept asking him how he had done "it".

I'm not sure exactly why, but this article reminded me of that a lot.

Thanks again, great article!