Bush and Singh, smashing in blue
In India, President Bush has wrapped up his
historic visit with a host of new agreements and understandings, such as the
one which will basically sanction wide expansion of nuclear proliferation in
the country. "India needs the atom," said the president, "in order to meet
it's needs in the highly competitive market for natural resources. India
already has a large number of atoms. It's time for us to say 'You are a great
democracy. Use your atoms as you see fit, particularly if it will put the
fear of God in China'. Or Vishnu. Whatever."
Particularly striking is an agreement issued
by Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that blue is the new black.
"India has always been a country which looks
good in blue," said Singh, speaking to a short press availability session in
New Delhi. "Blue has been part of our heritage, going back to the Vedick
civilization of 500 BC. Many of our favorite gods and goddesses were blue.
Some of them are wacky, like that four-armed elephant- headed Ganesha, but they
all shared a common love of the color blue. In recent years, India has
drifted away from this color, as have our allies in the United States, but
happy days are here again, and we proudly proclaim blue the new black."
"I like blue," said Bush.. |
