No, I'm not too full of a need to idolize President Bush. I respect him as a great leader, I like him, I trust him and I know that he will not be telling the press every minute item of the dealings within the government. Why, because the press is another of those trying to destroy him. I am willing to let him run this country and I know and have faith in his decisions. I may not always agree with him - but overall I couldn't ask for a better president.
Second, when Bush travels to another country, his secret service sets the terms of security as they see fit or he will not be going there - the country obliges out of respect for a visiting leader. We do the same. The prince requested the use of male controllers, and out of courtesy, it was accepted. If you don't agree contract the State Department and Colin Powell or the Secret Service or whoever handles security measures. I doubt seriously that Bush made the decision.
Again, it is a nothing issue and only something that those who seek to find fault in Bush would jump on.
Anyone who trusts a politician has his head up his butt. Anyone who likes a politician with only TV coverage of the politician to base his affection on is an idiot. What kind of government do you think the Constitution establishes, anyway? Read the document and tell me where you get the bizarre idea that the president "runs the country". That's lunacy. The president's job is to run one branch of the federal government, and even at that he has a set of clearly defined rules that he must follow. That's why a president is required to take an oath. Bush has ignored his oath of office ever since he was elected, just as Clinton did and just as his traitorous father did. He's an employee and a sorry one at that.
You TV addicts aren't fit to vote in our elections. If you want to worship royalty, move to England. If you won't do that then at least leave the rest of us alone when we refuse to bow and scrape before the hired help. You make me puke. Try learning what it means to be an American and then try to pretend you are one.
Strange, this is precisely how I feel about our President, even as you make the point that you may not always agree with him.
That is exactly what I was doing in my post, but you made it out that I was a hater.
As I wrote, my concern was the arrogance of the Saudis. If Bush was not responsible for coddling them, that's fair for you to point out, and honest for me to say that I was mistaken.
But it is not something of insignificance to have a bigot from a foreign country come here and demand that we change our values for him.
What's the point of defending this country, if its values are not included in the defense ? Maybe in your corner of the woods, standing up for a fellow citizens' honor is not important, but in mine it is. Certainly more important than the feelings of some potentate who requires our women to protect him at home.