The World Looks Into the Abyss, in Mr Bush's Latest Sermon from the Throne

BBC NEWS | Americas | Bush urges end to oil 'addiction'

Huh? What kind of sham glad-handing is this? Is he tring to prevent some kinda impeachment by criticising himself? You're a crafty one, Trebek.

I almost fell out of my chair when I read that headline.

One of his sternest critics on Iraq, Cindy Sheehan, whose son died there on US active service, was arrested in the Capitol building before the speech got under way, reportedly because she was wearing a T-shirt with a war-related slogan.

Thankfully, things like Free Speech and the bravery to face one's critics openly are still topics we can talk about.

Even if not freely. Americans, it can be said, are

"held hostage by a small clerical elite that is isolating and repressing its people".

I urge the people of America to assert freedom from the rulers. Above all

"the nations of the world must not permit [that] regime to gain nuclear weapons".

You see what I've done, here? I've shown how Mr Bush's statements about Iran can be easily applied to his own country. Isn't that clever? Unfortunately, the nukes are already in the hands of the religious oppressors in that country, and the people are apparently not able to throw off their oppressive theocratic rulers.

Hell, apparently they can't even wear T-Shirts with critical messages.