In his first state visit to Canada since his presidency, George W. Bush is refusing to speak to the House of Commons.
Reportedly worried about being heckled by backbenchers in the House of Commons, Mr. Bush decided not to address Parliament. He will instead make the main speech of his visit in Halifax, a side trip intended to thank the city for taking in stranded passengers on Sept. 11, 2001.
White House press secretary Scott McClellan shrugged off suggestions that the President feared public criticism in the Commons, telling Associated Press that Mr. Bush preferred to speak Òdirectly to the Canadian people.Ó
Isn’t it kinda interesting that our President can’t speak in foreign capitals without being heckled — and so much so that he refuses to do it? Argh.
He pulled this shit in London last year.
