Too late by far

George W. Bush, our fake President, is embarking on a trip to the Middle East, a trip that will include his first visit to Israel. After seven years of blatantly supporting Israel or otherwise ignoring the Israeli/Palestinian problem, Bush apparently wants the world to believe that he is going to bring about a solution to this long standing continually festering problem (he apparently also believes this will leave him with a positive legacy for his Presidency). I don't know if this is a world's record for chutzpa, or for arrogance, or for stupidity. Perhaps it is all three. In his last year (how he survived the first seven is utterly beyond my comprehension), while he is a genuine "lame duck," and has no credibility whatsoever, he thinks anyone will pay attention to anything he proposes? Furthermore, he has to deal with Olmert who has not much more credibility and little power to negotiate much of anything. Similarly, Addas, the pretend leader of the Palestinians, is also not in a position of enough power to negotiate anything much. It's like three old men in a tub slowly sinking into the Mediterranean while refusing to believe the tub leaks like a sieve.

This trip is presumably a follow-up of the Annapolis conference Bush organized, an attempt that accomplished nothing. I don't think it was meant to accomplish anything other than offering Israel more time to build more illegal settlements and continue their slow genocide of the Palestinians. How can anyone even talk about negotiations when the Palestinians have no power and nothing to offer but their dignity. This trip is just a gigantic waste of taxpayer money that will result in nothing. And of course the idea of negotiating without Hamas and the people in Gaza is absurd on the face of it.

Yes, I know the all-important New Hampshire primary is tomorrow. I'm already sick of it. I guess on the Brafia side it will be a contest between the Chief Warmonger and the Lying Mormon. For the Democrats it will be Obama the Younger against Clinton the Older. In any case Hillary will not give up until after February 5th no matter what happens tomorrow, and Obama won't either. Look for the roviating to begin in earnest, especially if Obama wins the nomination.

LKBIQ:
My poet friend, Barbara H., has been working very hard since her last poem. This one, dedicated to pet owners everywhere, goes as follows:

Oh Oh Oh
the cat is in the snow

She's becoming verbose.