Trying to make the Olympics about him, Bush felt the need to go to the opening ceremony. There were other heads of state there, so OK, let's give him a pass.
But, at the opening ceremonly, all we see is W constantly look at his watch, bouncing the flag off of his thigh and otherwise looking like his typical self - non-presidential. Ugh. Mr. Bush, if you want to make this about you, then try to play the part and tell Kissinger to wake up while you're at it. All you did is let the rest of the world confirm what they already know - they can't wait to see you go in 162 days. He went home after that, right? He went back to doing his job, right? After all, he is (unfortunately for us) President. Of course not.
After the opening ceremony, he returned to being the President, right? He left for Washington D.C. to return to work, right? Besides, there was a war breaking out, so he had a lot of important meetings, right? Of course not.
No, he'd rather go see swimming, volleyball and baseball. Was this done to support the US team? Of course not, this is all about him. Every chance he could get, he tried to get on camera. There's Mr. Bush in a sweaty button-down and floppy hat wiffing at volleyballs hit to him and otherwise looking ridiculous. Really? He can't stand that others are getting the limelight over him, so he has to make himself out to be no better than a clown and try to get on TV at every opportunity.
Besides, he needed this vacation from all of his ... vacation. Crawford can get awfully hot this time of year, after all.
But, Mr. Bush, at the time you were sweating on the volleyball court, Russia had already invaded Georgia and there was serious engagement between the two countries. WE are at war in two countries and soldiers are risking their lives. You supposedly gave up golf as your great sacrifice to the soldiers, but it's OK for you to go jump around a volleyball court? Of course, your own ego is certainly more important than your job as President.
You then felt compelled to go on with Costas (who is himself worthless - nice job of making fun of the tribal outfits of various African nations during the opening ceremonly) and instead of seriously discussing the events in Georgia or other serious subjects, you start spouting off about religion out of nowhere. Again, let's make the Olympics about you. Take the spotlight away from the athletes and let's see what Mr. Intelligent has to say. Oh, right, you'd rather spout off about your personal religious beliefs. Not only is the fact your whole "religon" commentary came out of left field ridiculous, it made obvious the fact that Mr. Bush believes the spread of religion is a good thing, but only if it's HIS religion.
Now I hear that Mr. Bush was sad (awwwww) that he would miss the US baseball team. So, the US and China team held an exhibition game just for him. That's nice. He even got to throw out the first pitch. These Olympics are just for him, of course.
Again, the US is at war in two fronts, Russia and Georgia are at war and threaten the region's stability, oil prices, etc., thousands of civilians are being killed, and he wants to see his baseball game, darn it.
Mr. Bush: Putting the affairs of state that you should be paying attention to aside, what if, during the exhibition game, one of the US players got hurt? That's OK. It's better that you got to see your baseball at the risk of the US team losing a medal. It's all about you, after all.
Mr. Bush, the Olympics are not about you. The Olympics are about the athletes, about sport, about competition. Get off of the TV, get on a plane (which he finally did today) and get back to work. It's not about you.