Yes, this is truly adolescent. Her facial expression is located somewhere between shock and repulsion. And the President looked like the class clown who just got away with one.

*This* is our nation's idea of diplomacy?

What diplomacy? We sent Bolton to the U.N.

I am dismayed to find that the president does not even have table manners.

Come on; a little perspective, please. Bush is just making it clear - in an impish, friendly, Texas manner, to be sure - that he's the silverback among world leaders. Could there be a more efficacious way for him to welcome Ms. Merkel to the men's "boom boom room" of international politics?

And when the table's yours, who needs table manners? That's for the decadent old aristocracy of Europe. GWB's got a ranch where he hangs out with his pals, whacks weeds and eats steaks!

You lefties, with your effete concern over manners, just show yourselves to be little more than quiche-eaters. A man's gotta be a man, and your petty harping just shows your sour grapes over the lack of any real men among the Dems ...

Sheesh.

As if we don't have enough problems being perceived around the world as mannerless louts.

Okay, so I now realize by this that I'm a creepy skeeze as well...I just happen to choose more attractive women to skeeze my creep all over.

Excuse me, but this sort of behavior is no more acceptable in Texas than anywhere else.

Unexpected massages are just an assertion of domination -- ask any secretary. Bush is clearly uneasy about a woman at the big table.

"Unexpected massages are just an assertion of domination"

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Yeah but did you see what Merkel was wearing? I mean, in an outfit like that, she was just asking for it.

I just happen to choose more attractive women to skeeze my creep all over.

Well, hopefully you've learned something here, and will stop.

I see that Mr. Sticky, Karl and M/tch are getting in touch with their inner guy ...

Next thing ya know, you'll be Republicans too, and understand better why the world is just so much clearly seen through the perspective of good ol' boys vs. fairy frenchies, crazed Islamicists, back-stabbing flip-floppers and UN-loving enviro-marxists!

The rest of you are simply wet blankets, if not worse.

I like the zombie dead-head look on its face. Fucking cretin.

Well, hopefully you've learned something here, and will stop.

Mr. Sticky might have to change his handle. Something like "Mr. Only-Sticky-If-Clear-Consent-Is-Given". Does kinda have a ring to it.

What do you expect??? He still thinks he's the fucking mustard man.