After spending some days writing about very local happenings, I am on to more national news once more.
Our ever entertaining President last week thought he could take on the role of global savior yet again. This time he did not want to bring Democracy to all, no, he wanted to save the world from green-house effect by lowering worldwide emission standards. Like democracy. reducing those standards is a good thing. But the irony of George Bush, of all people, positioning himself as a decisive leader on environmental causes did not go unnoticed by European leaders who have been much more resolute in stopping global warming. The German Der Spiegel states:
"It's a clever PR move. Back home in America, Bush can present himself as the decisive leader he so yearns to be, giving the voters the impression that he has launched an offensive in the climate change debate -- a debate that has long since moved on however, even here in the US. And in Europe the plan is intended to take the wind from the sails of G-8 critics -- if they attack his proposal, they will now be the ones that risk being labeled as "rejectionist."
To read the full article, and I hope you do, click here:
The Emperor's Green Clothes
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