The Madness of King George.

We know North Korea possesses nuclear weapons. We know that there is no viable military solution. To a rational mind, negotiation and diplomacy would be the logical next step.

But we have George Bush as our President, so rationality and logic are not even in the picture.

North Korea wants to talk, George Bush don't. And like most spoiled, little, rich boys, he'll have his way. No matter how high the stakes or how great the rewards, it's got to be George's way or the highway.

The six-nation nuclear talks involving the North Koreans have been stalled for
months, and some U.S. negotiating partners have been quietly urging the Bush
administration to take any opportunity to speak directly with Pyongyang's
diplomats rather than keeping such contacts to a minimum, which has been the
pattern of late. Kelly's successor in the State post, Christopher Hill, recently
declined to meet with a North Korean counterpart at a Tokyo meeting while
diplomats from the other negotiating partners did.

Kelly went on to
describe the relative lack of face-to-face meetings as an "awkward absence" that
has given Pyongyang a "handy excuse for North Korea to delay." Kelly also called
the situation "probably tactically unwise."

Vice President Cheney and
other hard-liners are known to favor restricting such meetings to a minimum and
are believed to have urged such a policy on both Kelly and Hill.

George Bush, not the brightest color in the crayon box.