SMIRKING BUSH STAYS MUM FOR CHRISTMAS

Wouldn't it be nice to have a democracy for Christmas? My disappointment and anger with the Bush administration could be focused on one moment in this news clip from Reuters: when Bush smirks as he says "It's pretty clear." It's pretty clear he's lying, but he's lying the way a spoiled rich kid who's never been held accountable for anything in his life might lie. "What of it?" he could be saying. "So what?"