Considering the acrimonious debates one reads between the "left" and the "right" on this forum it's kinda funny watching the news and seeing how chummy Bill Clinton and George Bush have become -- the tsunami was a wave of peace bringing the standard bearers of two ideologies together! (so maybe it was all worth it).
Seeing George 1 and 2, Laura and Bill Clinton at the Pope's funeral was like watching a trailer for Nat Lampoon's European Vacation 2. Made you kinda wish Barbara and Hillary could have come along as well ... The ladies could shop while Bill could take the Bushes to Pigalle (hopefully George 2 wouldn't snicker too much when he learned it used to be called Pig Alley by American GI's -- "know what they used to call this place, dad? Pig Alley"
"yes son, I know"
"Pig Alley, that's a pretty good one isn't it, dad"
"yeah, that's a good one alright"
"think I should tell, Laura?"
Next they'll be golfing at some pro am tourney (although apparently it takes Bill almost six hours to play a round -- he also takes a mulligan a hole -- while the Bushes generally breeze thru in three -- papa Bush still doesn't let his son drive the cart).
It just shows that the power elite is the power elite. They're not liberal in a true sense, they're not conservative in true sense. They're just politicians who belong to a club their supporters will never be allowed into.
Now that's no revelation to be sure, it's just kinda funny seeing them all together.
Seeing George 1 and 2, Laura and Bill Clinton at the Pope's funeral was like watching a trailer for Nat Lampoon's European Vacation 2. Made you kinda wish Barbara and Hillary could have come along as well ... The ladies could shop while Bill could take the Bushes to Pigalle (hopefully George 2 wouldn't snicker too much when he learned it used to be called Pig Alley by American GI's -- "know what they used to call this place, dad? Pig Alley"
"yes son, I know"
"Pig Alley, that's a pretty good one isn't it, dad"
"yeah, that's a good one alright"
"think I should tell, Laura?"
Next they'll be golfing at some pro am tourney (although apparently it takes Bill almost six hours to play a round -- he also takes a mulligan a hole -- while the Bushes generally breeze thru in three -- papa Bush still doesn't let his son drive the cart).
It just shows that the power elite is the power elite. They're not liberal in a true sense, they're not conservative in true sense. They're just politicians who belong to a club their supporters will never be allowed into.
Now that's no revelation to be sure, it's just kinda funny seeing them all together.