On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:07:16 GMT, (Christopher)
wrote, in part:

One away day in space
and China is now public enemy one in the American administration mind
set, it seems were back to the same mind set as it was on 1 October
1958.

I wasn't aware that George Bush was voicing any sentiments similar to
mine. I would rather have expected him to be extending warm
congratulations to China. Which are also appropriate on such an
occasion; this is an achievement. I am only not entirely happy about
it because I saw China as a problem before it happened.

John Savard
http://home.ecn.ab.ca/~jsavard/index.html