Well, it's not that long ago they had all the bowing and kowtowing etc. Doesn't take much to bring a return to those practices and narrow minded bigotry.

I agree with what you wrote about the 'bushies'. Coming from a land where it is fair game and expected to criticise the royals and political leaders, I don't understand the paranoia here. Mind you, seems like another form of McCarthyism to me. The old 'reds under the beds' card was raised more than once during the election campaign. Obviously a president slightly to the left of liberal will be hell bent on seeing this nation become communist. (I write in jest, just in case anyone misses my sarcasm here!)