Monday, November 07, 2005

Has He Never Even Seen a Map?

Our President, representing the United States of America, met with the President of Brazil during the recent Latin American summit.
The two men met for more than 90 minutes on Sunday morning, accompanied only by their foreign ministers and national security advisers. Celso Amorim, the Brazilian foreign minister, said the agenda ranged from the trade situation to regional security issues, including Venezuela and Chavez, and Brazil's campaign to win a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

"There was a very good personal chemistry," Amorim said after the meeting at a briefing for reporters. "Both men are pragmatists, focused on results."

At one point, da Silva even exhibited a map of his country, which is larger than the continental United States. "Wow! Brazil is big," Amorim quoted the U.S. president as responding.
I think it's the "Wow!" that really makes this quote.

Yet again, I wonder how a 2nd-grader got to be President.