Boy would I have loved to have been a fly on the wall in that meeting..

I can just imagine, Mr. Bush complaining to the Dali Lama, how he has tried so hard to succeed at something, anything at all in his life, but everything he touches turns to Shit…

I don’t get it.  Bush finally does something for oppressed people, by rightly publicizing the Dalai Lama and the plight of Tibet.  All this at the expense of a seriously flawed regime (Tianeman anyone?), and yet everyone here is still insane against him.

Regardless of his motives, or even if he is registering any brain activity, what Bush did was the right thing to do.  Don’t let irrational hatred cloud your judgement.

I was struck by the irony of Bush thinking that a gold medal for anything would be desired by a Buddhist.

I have no doubt that Bush will bring a copy of the Bible and try to convert that ‘evil heathen’ over to Christianity. Bush is a complete moron, bible thumping because it’s the only book he can read. He’ll probably insult DL about a billion times, alienate all Buddhists, and piss off China in one fell swoop. Hell, China poisons us now, imagine what they’ll do if we’re enemies!

Bad decision...he’ll waddle in with a ridiculous grin on his face and probably say something like “Good lord up in heaven, you sure do wear funny clothing...heheh.” Such a man should not be allowed anywhere near Buddhist monks...ever. Buddhist monks are very honest men...I wonder if DL will manage to say “You suck as a President” in a nice way?

The Dalai Lama continues to get publicity for his cause and at the expense and compulsive co-operation of the world’s most dubious (China) and belligerent (USA) super-regimes.

China doesn’t need to visit Turkey as their SCO ally Putin is already there. Nor does China need to be nice to the USA about it because the $US is falling and they own most US foreign debt nowadays anyway.

Bush is bent on maligning China to make things worse for Pelosi as she has helped bring things undone with Turkey to have it all fall onto Bush’s head - after all, he asked for it - but she can patch it up with Turkey later when he is gone.

The trouble is that, in this instance, the Dalai lama wins but do the people of Tibet win? Things have perhaps gone too far. Some kind of reconciliation with China is needed. But, they have asked for it too, uhh......

I hope the DL put Georgie over his knee and gave hima paddling when no one was looking.
Reagan and Bush Sr. refused to meet with the DL for just such reasons. Abrabill Clincoln at least made some token gesture of scolding China for offing a million or more Tibetans, the vast majority of whom are sworn pacicifists. 
Not sure what made Bush break his legacy on this one. It comes as his wife says her bit about the Burese Monks. And Bush going along with Congress on anything?
But people who chastize this particular move, should cheer his father for returning Most Favored Nation trading status to the Chines on the 1 year anniversary of Tiananmen Square.
Why support China? Why kiss China’s butt? Let’s hear it?

Worst diplomatic move made by stupid administration!

This administration couldn’t buy a diplomatic move if you gave it to them, and wouldn’t. Past administrations have managed to atleast be clever enough to not piss off a growing China which will have reprocussions. The Dalai Llama is a good man, but purposely granting him the Congressional Medal , though Bush usually gives our country’s highest honor to his political benefactors, could have easily been done on another day, and in another way then his “In your face” approach. They have equal helpings of hubris mixed with extream incompetance...its been almost 7 years now, and Bush still seems as though he’s about to light his own farts at diplomatic events he attends. He’s the laughing stock of world leaders and he is so full of self importance he dosen’t think he needs to care.