BushCo: "Help Us, Mickey Mouse! You're Our Only Hope!"

Truth: BushCo has ruined our country's reputation. Torture, Death & Destruction are now our brand name products.

Consequence: "American tourism has suffered" is one of the most glaring examples of the term understatement.

We don't know exactly whose not-so-bright Fix America's Image idea this is (from within the Bush administration), but it's attributed to Rice and Chertoff, and it's definitely in the... er, Mickey Mouse category...

U.S. looks to Disney to improve image

America ranked the most unfriendly to visitors in recent survey

WASHINGTON - Faced with a decline in the number of overseas visitors and unpopular entry requirements, the U.S. government is turning to the Walt Disney Co. and other theme park operators to brighten the country’s battered image. --snip--

So far, applying for American visas still involves standing for hours in long lines at fortress-like embassies. Stern immigration officials at American airports often inspire fear, according to the survey.

Enter the U.S. travel industry, which has watched with concern the parallel trends of rising anti-American feeling around the world and declining visitor numbers. Since Sept. 11, 2001, industry leaders say, the government has tended to see foreign visitors as potential threats, and the screening process reflects that view.

With BushCo's track record, here's what they'll probably end up doing to entice tourists:



BushCo just gets weirder and weirder.

Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.