i also find the concept of george bush single handedly running the country and making all of these so called wrong decisions by himself rather amusing, it is quite a quaint image i feel.

The reality is that he has a host of advisors and think tanks guiding him, i am sure he has very little direct input of say in what decisions are made, often the ability to make proactive decisions and form a proactive stance simply does not exist as governments are forced to react to crisis's and incidents.

Being in opposition is the easiest job in the world, all one has to do is pick fault and highlight deficiencies rather than provide details of a viable alternative.

I would much rather be presented with a balanced argument from which to form my opinion, however this is becoming increasingly difficult given the inability of most politicians to answer questions or state their opinions.

So please if we are to have articles cut and pasted here lets have some balance, we owe it to ourselves to try and be honest and straightforward with each other, there are enough sharks out there trying to deceive or manipulate as it is.

Well said Oz