Been out and about...

Well, this old sea-dog has been roaming and resting...on dry land! And now that I'm back on board the old clinker, I feel much the better for it.

Anyway - what do you think of the weasel goings-on at the White House? Those sly foxes have redefined the definition of torture, so that they can now say that they don't torture prisoners! Is it just me, or is this so transparently awful that even die-hard Bush fans will be disgusted?

'Tis terrible to see a once great nation sliding down the hill of defeat and into isolation. America has long been the western world's friend and has been an aspirational ideal for much of the developing world - now, it is becoming a hated terror state. And a great disappointment to all of us who dream of building a world of peace and liberty.