Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London and apparently a fellow with a reputation as something of a rhetorical bomb-thrower, doesn't seem to think too highly of George W. Bush.
"George Bush is just about everything that is repellent in politics," he told the gathering.
The meeting moderator asked Livingstone to explain why he had made a personal attack on Bush, when he himself dislikes answering personal questions.
"I think George Bush is the most corrupt American president since Harding in the 20s," Livingstone replied, referring to Warren Harding, whose 1921-23 administration was regarded as one of the most corrupt in U.S. history.
"He is not the legitimate president," Livingstone said, apparently referring to the vote-counting controversy that preceded Bush's official election as president.
Livingstone added: "This really is a completely unsupportable government and I look forward to it being overthrown, as much as I looked forward to Saddam Hussein being overthrown."
Now if some of our Democrats would just pick up the tune...
TrackBackBam! I love it. I also loved it when Bush's own dad said in public that he didn't think Bush II should invade Iraq and that he tends to carry grudges. And I loved it when one of Hussein's sons called Bush II unstable and that he should take his family and leave the U.S.--which is precisely what Bush II said about Hussein.
Seriously considering moving to Canada.
Posted by: Beth at May 9, 2003 10:08 AM