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p> BAD TIME FOR GONZO br> Re: Jed Babbin's Dubya Goes Euro-Stroking : /p>

Given the recent tragic passing of Hunter S. Thompson, there is only one phrase I can think of that's fully descriptive of the almost palpable paranoia in Secretary Babbin's piece.

p>Gonzo neoconservatism. br> -- Martin Kelly br> Glasgow, Scotland /p> p> Jed Babbin left the most important reason President Bush wasted time in Europe: domestic consumption. The President offers an olive branch and probably more in the future. The branch gets mulched and President Bush can claim he tried. His overtures might claim some political victories which will add to his efforts to soften the Republican Party image that took a beating these last couple of years in time for the 2008 feel good elections. The effect is to neuter loser Kerry and contender Mrs. Clinton because they will be very vocal when they kick off their 2008 presidential runs. The Democrats will whine about how the President has not done enough and claim it was their idea all along to mend fences, but they will come off as they have been for years: unreasonable and childish. The Dean machine will see to that. br> -- Diamon Sforza

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