I'm not Catholic and not not even very religious, but I have tremendous respect for the Pope and his fight against communism and tyranny around the world. When I see Bush and the Pope together all I can think is "There are two great fighters for freedom."
As for Putin, I sense a real friendship between Bush and him. He wants so badly to make Russia part of Europe and the Christian world, rather than the third world countries that surround him in Asia. Russia's oil can help bring them there, while allowing the West to reduce dependence on our Muslim "allies".
Finally, I didn't know Bill Gates was at the European summit. There he is, top row, second from left, in the second photo of post 23!
In case you weren't pulling our hypothetical leg, or in case someone didn't know otherwise, the chap second from the left, top row, in the second photo of #23 is Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker.