In reflecting on the past week's events, the one that stands out in my mind took place during the visit to Washington of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
As Bush and Hu spoke about working together to advance freedom, the Secret Service forcibly removed a female protester who shouted a plea asking Bush to stop Hu from killing innocent people in China.
Instead, Bush apologized to Hu for the the fact that the woman exercised an essential liberty guaranteed by the Consitution. In essence, he was apologizing for democracy.
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