How Stupid Can We Be?

I’ve been following the crisis in Georgia, seeing the Russian troops invade a basically helpless country against their might. The vision of their soldiers riding on tanks and talking with journalists is somewhat numbing to see.

I agree with Secretary Rice, who said when speaking about the Russians and what they did, this isn’t 1968.

But how stupid can we be?

President Bush spent most of this week waving the American Flag and talking tough about the Chinese and Russians with TV announcers at the Olympics. Oh yeah, and that China trip was right before he heads off to Texas for a vacation.

Even the Wall St. Journal said Bush was out to lunch on this one. How could he continue to give tough talk on TV and do nothing about what was happening in Georgia?

News reports also said the crisis in Georgia has put his vacation on hold for a couple of days… Poor George.

What comes next? Will the Russians in a power play moment seize American business assets in Russia and make them property of the state? Ala Chavez in Venezuela

Back to my question; how stupid can we be?

Remember we were told the invasion into Iraq was prompted because they have Weapons of Mass Destruction…Wrong! Pres. Bush then claimed he had “bad” information.

Remember Bush said when he looks into his, Vladimir Putin’s, eyes he knows he is a man that Pres. Bush can trust…Wrong! Putin is apparently as trust worthy as a bad used car salesman.

I have heard pundits left; right and center talk about how Americans are ignorant to what really goes on here and abroad. That’s sad, but true.

Come America, we are not this stupid, we need to wake up and make sure whoever gets elected is not asleep at the switch the way this administration is!

Tom Pellicane – Publisher, canvas Magazine