George Bush needs to understand the gravity of the situation he’s in. He’s not governor of piddly Texas anymore… he’s sitting at the big boys’ table. As a result, he has to think about more than what makes him feel good when he opens his mouth. Straight talk may have been fine as governor, but it doesn’t work as well as President. Many of you will find this amusing, considering the post I put up immediately before this one. Then again, I’m not president, and big explosives and people’s lives don’t hinge on my words.

I just went to CNN to try to decompress after writing the previous post. The front page story has this headline: Bush: ‘Sick and tired’ of Iraqi deception. Now, any freshman polisci student can tell you this isn’t a bright thing to say as the President of the United States. I understand being direct, or trying to avoid unecessary diplomatic niceties, but he’s just outright provoking hostile reactions from people around the world.

The last time I checked, unilateral action on the part of the United States will be viewed around the world with great suspicion. Many people around the world are not buying into the argument for war. The world is also starting to take notice of America’s own disregard for human rights. They are starting to question the moral ground we stand on.

It’s also clear to me, at least, that North Korea’s recent renewed beligerence is due to the President placing them in the Axis of Evil without any public justification. He’s angered an entire people and insulted them during the most important speech the President gives each year. The question is what did his administration expect to have happen?

There is a rational case to be made for a war on Iraq. There may be a rational case to be made for isolating North Korea. Bush is doing a terrible job of making either case, while seeming hell bent on charging into Iraq guns blazing. Of course, the American people are starting to notice, so maybe we can actually get a grown up for the big boys’ table.