George Bush's paranoia has once more been exposed to the world community as he takes another one of his numerous trips abroad and feebly attempts to perform in concert with his nebulous idea of how a leader is expected to behave.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been singled out for criticism by Bush, who incredulously sees himself as a glowing beacon of democracy.  Reforms in Russia are just not coming fast enough for Bush, who drives a hard bargain where the virtues of democracy are concerned, or so he believes in his warped state of confusion.

While Bush virtually anoints himself with holy oil and presents his administration as a symbol of what is good and virtuous in the world, his vice president's right hand man and perpetual dealmaker has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.

To anyone familiar with the Washington power game Lewis "Scooter" Libby occupies the same relative position to his boss, Vice President Dick Cheney, that the swashbuckling Charles Colson did to Richard Nixon.  It was Nixon himself who exclaimed with an air of awe coupled with incredulity about his chief counsel, "Colson will do anything!"