George Bush and Co. were visiting Ottawa today. I watched the press conference that he and Paul Martin gave. I think Bush did a fine job answering questions, better at least than my own Prime Minister. This is how it is: Martin always answers questions with a non-answer. He basically uses a lot of big, positive sounding words (unilateral, multilateral...huh?) and manages to communicate...nothing. Bush, on the other hand, gives very straightforward answers, and he manages to be quite entertaining in the process. Maybe it's because he is one of the most powerful men in the world, and isn't afraid to speak his mind on the issues. Martin, though, is an appeaser, and he'll rarely let yes-or-no answer leave his lips. He seems to care way too much about what the powers think.

But Martin's style is still more lucid than ol' Chretien's was. I know Jean had a speech impediment, but it was always hilariously difficult to understand what he was saying.

Them's my two cents.