lead, follow, or, oh never mind...

Ya know, all this blathering by the media, especially the European media, about the President's recent appointments is REALLY PISSING ME OFF! I just read a Financial Times article (hat tip to Drudge) decrying the nominations of Paul Wolfowitz as the president of the World Bank and John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations. The article states, “Mr. Bush has put forward two men who have been the most passionate advocates for the view that if the US leads, the rest of the world will follow and fall into line.” Well excuse-the-hell-out-of-me. When the “rest of the world” stands up and tries to lead we’ll consider following. Until then, shut the hell up and let us do what we do best.

The authors go on to say, “With the successful elections in Iraq in January, and the possibility of democratic reforms in Lebanon and Egypt, his claims that the war could trigger a broader transformation in the region look more plausible than they did several months ago.” Really? Ya think? Oh, don’t forget Afghanistan.

When will the media types finally wake up and take a big pull off a hot, steaming mug of Bush-was-right?