Overlooked in all the uproar over the disparaging remarks made yesterday by President Carter and Rev. Joseph Lowry aimed at President George W. Bush, and in the absence of an open thread in which to highlight this, I feel it's important to share this, which I believe perfectly illustrates the cynical, disingenuous spirit in which Mr. Bush accepted the King family's invitation to attend Mrs. King's funeral...
I was struck by this photograph on the front page of the Los Angeles Bureau of the Chicago Tribune this morning, clearly showing President Bush's disdain for the proceedings...
And in a church, no less...
http://www.nationalledger.com/...
Notice, if you will, his not-so-subtle attempt at the maneuver commonly known as "The One Cheek Sneak"...
Talk about disrespectful... no doubt Kate O'Beirne will now point to an instance where President Clinton attempted something similiar, albeit less public...