MISSING IN ACTION???

I must apologize for my absence once again. This baby stuff is hard. :)

There is a rumor that Geoge Bush has gone on vacation. Please, please, please tell me this is just a horrible lie. How could the President who values human life so much (see his commentary regarding his veto on government supported stem cell research) leave his post at this dark hour in the Middle East?

George Bush is an ideologue. He values life - possibly American lives for the sake of the present argument, although even that stretches plausibility. I've noticed American lives being wasted daily in Iraq without regard, but I digress.

When our esteemed leader suggested that a cease-fire would do no good in Lebanon without laying the groundwork for a lasting peace, I would suggest that it would have done a great deal of good for the 57 dead in the city of Qana, who were recently bombed by the Israeli Army. These are mostly women and children that are bearing the brunt of the Israeli assault. These are actual lives being taken. It isn't theoretical lives that could potentially exist someday. Aren't these the same lives that our President so values? George Bush should demand a cessation of hostilities and an immediate pullback by Israel. This would also give Israel a way out of this costly endeavor without losing too much face in the region. America is losing credibility in the region by the hour, while the "bad guys" that we are trying to weaken such as Syria and Iran - gain prestige due to our leader's myopic views on how the Middle East works.

It is complete foolishness, but the good news is that we only have two and 1/2 more years of his costly foreign policy snafus. Unfortunately, that will mean many more lives wasted due to his poor judgment and dim grasp of regional politics. My only hope is that George forgets to apply his sunscreen if he is truly on vacation.