Check this list out (I'm sure it's incomplete, but still):
- the Middle East is imploding,
- gas prices are higher than ever,
- millions of Americans don't have health insurance,
- global warming is radically changing the planet in front of our very eyes,
- Iraq is marred by civil war,
- Afghanistan is falling back into the hands of the Taliban,
- Iran keeps getting closer to gaining nuclear weapons,
- North Korea is almost ready to launch a nuclear missile on whichever country that day happens to look deserving of destruction to its looney leader,
- India and Pakistan are always on the verge of open warfare, and both countries possess nuclear weapons,
- Africa has so many problems it would need a list of its own
and what does our President, the leader of the free world, the man in charge of the lone superpower left in the world do?
On Friday, President Bush bailed on his discussion of world affairs with British prime minister Tony Blair to rub elbows with this season's American Idol finalists, Reuters reports. Asked if Dubya was an Idol fan, a White House spokesperson said he'd never seen it, "but like most Americans, he is well aware of it."
I wonder if he's aware of
the problems affecting the lives of "most" Americans as much as he's aware of their television viewing habits.
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