Yawn... What's new about Bush Administration hypocrisy?

President Bush declared last week that the national anthem should be sung in English not Spanish, but he evidently never told his own government or campaign organizations.

The State Department posts four Spanish versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on its Web site, and accounts from the 2000 election suggest that the song was at times performed in Spanish at Bush campaign events. Critics even turned up one reference to Bush himself singing the anthem in Spanish on the trail, but there was no confirmation.

The furor over a newly released Spanish version of the anthem has underscored once again the power of symbols in American politics. At a time when the immigration debate in Washington has divided Republicans on Capitol Hill, drawn hundreds of thousands of protesters into the streets and triggered a nationwide boycott, all sides are scrutinizing the words and records of the president and other politicians for signs of inconsistency.

Bush waded into the matter last week after British producer Adam Kidron issued " Nuestro Himno ." Responding to a reporter, Bush said: "I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English. And I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English, and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English."

I still get tweaked just thinking about Gloria Trevi singing the National Anthem, in any language. The fact that the "Bushies" allowed it to be sung in Spanish, while pandering to the hispanic vote should not come as a surprise to anyone!

The man who cracked about Clinton's overnight visitors to the Lincoln bedroom, and promised to return honor to the White House, has done anything but. In fact, if lying to the American Public, pissing on the constitution, and selling out to special interest, is their idea of bringing honor back to the White House, I would hate to see what "dishonor" is. Clinton had oral sex in the White House, the Bush Administration has given the American people a golden shower.

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Posted by: steve at May 3, 2006 11:20 PM