What About The Affront To The American People?

George Bush is very concerned about people's feelings:

TOYAKO, Japan (CNN) -- President Bush on Sunday defended his decision to attend next month's Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, saying that to boycott "would be an affront to the Chinese people."

Speaking to reporters ahead of this week's summit of the Group of Eight industrialized nations in Japan, Bush said he did not need to skip the ceremony to show his position on religious freedom and human rights in China.

He said if he failed to attend the Games it would "make it more difficult to be able to speak more frankly with the Chinese leadership."

This is the guy who, when commenting on the 15 million protesters trying to stop the Iraq war, said he wouldn't decide policy based on a focus group. Unless, I suppose, that focus group is your banker.