Scratch That, Say "We Are Friends of The Environment & Africa"

I know I've been writing a bit much on my political musings lately, but here's one I have been quietly laughing aloud about this morning.

Once again, it is centered around the White House, but this time accompanied by a cheeky fellow from Britain.

The New York Times has masterfully published two articles today which provide the American public a sense of that ever so present, "What?" question we ask of our current state of politics. <>

The first of which is an article regarding a white house aide who altered some official research in order to make it more Bush friendly. Namely, a report on the effects of greenhouse gas and global warming was downplayed by this aide in order to make emissions sound less harmful than they in all actuality are. Personally this is an outrage, as I am a supporter of more strict environmental policies and attention. However, Bush's lack of regard for large scale environmental programs and improvement are frightening, especially when it is for the sake of more powerful industry.

Which leads us to the next article, also published by the New York Times, in which Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair urges President Bush to provide more aide to Africa and global warming. I admire Tony Blair on one hand for his support of Bush despite being relentlessly opposed in his nation for it, but on the other hand I question why he is doing it. Those reasons may be obvious and they may not, but it can be said with near certainty he is getting something out of if either for himself or his country that we do not know about. But that's another story.

This story is one in which Mr. Blair is putting on a show of bushy defiance using the issues of Africa and global warming, which we've already shown is not at all on the White House's political forefront. Good one Mr. Blair, try to pick an issue that wasn't shot down the day before by those very people you are trying to convince to push it. It's amazing, really.

I guess I just find all of it a bit of a joke - It's nonsense. On the national stage Bush and his crew are pushing for more industry, and less of any type of restriction getting in the way, be it environmental or financial. But on the international scene he uses Tony Blair as his damsel in distress to save Africa and answer 'international' calls to curb global warming.