The strange doings of Mahatma Bush and Silvio of Nazareth

-Bush: Iraqis Must Choose 'Chaos or Unity'. President Bush smugly lectures Iraqis, "It's your responsibility to clean up the mess we created. For your Liberation of course. Now snap to it!" Of course, he gave his lecture not in Iraq to Iraqis but in Washington alongside Italian prime minister Silvio Berslusconi.

-Speaking of Silvio, he recently compared himself to Jesus Christ. The president's chum called himself "the Jesus Christ of Italian politics." Adding, "I am a patient victim. I put up with everything, I sacrifice myself for everyone." And to think, most of us thought he was merely an ethically challenged media tycoon.

-Not to be outdone, during his visit to India, President Bush will reportedly lay a wreath at the grave of Gandhi. So the man who's ordered more wars than anyone in the 21st century will honor the 20th century figure whose very name is synonymous with non-violence. Of course, the president also gave a presidential medal of freedom to Muhammad Ali, who was once excoriated for his opposition to another insane war of aggression. Then again, Americans weren't fooled by that ruse either.