President Bush is visiting Britain this week.
-There will be 14,000 police on the streets to manage expected huge protests. All police leave during the visit has been cancelled.
-The price tag on security for Bush’s visit is estimated at 19 million pounds.
-A no-fly zone has been established over London.
-Bush backed out of a planned speech to Parliament; the British press says it’s because the administration was worried about being heckled by anti-war MPs, who are much less cowed over there. (Wonder what Kim du Toit thinks of this scaredy-cat move.)
Not exactly a warm welcome for England’s staunch and steadfast ally, now is it?
When do I get to spend $19 million pounds on my vacations? No lines. Free transportation. Cushy jet. No confrontations. Doesn’t freedom mean that every American is entitled to this?
Funny that such an obsolete (according to the Bush neocons) nation’s legislators are actually free to express opnions critical of their government. And that THEIR press actually dares publish articles that might displease that government.
Is this the swaggering cowboy who taunted, “Bring ‘Em On?” Seems his sensibilities are becoming awfully delicate if he can’t face a little well-bred heckling.