The absurdity of it all….

There are moments from time to time when I take guilty pleasure in NOT being an American. Here’s one of them:

BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President George W. Bush told a German newspaper his best moment in more than five years in office was catching a big perch in his own lake.”You know, I’ve experienced many great moments and it’s hard to name the best,” Bush told weekly Bild am Sonntag when asked about his high point since becoming president in January 2001.”I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound (3.402 kilos) perch in my lake,” he told the newspaper in an interview published on Sunday

(Source: Bush’s best moment in office? Reeling in big perch | Top News | Reuters.co.uk)

You can’t do anything but cringe when you read this. You have to hope that somehow he was misquoted, or that he didn’t understand the question. Even then, the fact that this springs to his mind as a great event in his recent life says a great deal. It has to be hard to be an American and to read this, especially if you care what the rest of the world thinks about your country. There’s such a gap between Americans, who can be some of the best people you’ll ever meet, and this administration which is so disconnected from the real world.