AMERICAN STYLE DEMOCRACY
(Thursday) I'm sure it's really a complicated issue. But most people around the world are going to see it as another simple example of the fact that democracy and free speech is a good idea -- as long as you don't insult the Americans. Link

I see it as another example of the Bush administration continuing to fire rounds into its own feet. Eventually there won't be anything left to stand on. John Kerry isn't an improvement but all he has to do is stand around, not say anything too stupid, and the Bush administration is going to hand him the White House.