Was it me or were the talking heads hinting that Bush was too nice on his trip? I wonder if GW does this stuff on purpose to get the foolish media to do what he wants. Last term he was the go-it-alone cowboy with "draconian" diplomacy (which worked quite well in retrospect) and now that he makes nice to all the socialists he is going to be beaten up for being too nice. In basketball many games are lost because a team developes a 20 point lead and then changes its tactics and loses the game. GW would do well to stick to his guns and keep calling the ducks ducks. As Ronald Reagan once said, "Don't be afraid to see what you see".
Didn't you read Mark Steyn's column?
He quoted a former Canadian prime min. who called diplomacy of getting people to do things your way...
He said that GWB is a perfect example of it. iron hand in velvet glove stuff. plus, he actually likes people personally.