Jon: Now, we were lucky enough to have our own correspondent with Bush on the trip. White House correspondent Miriam Tolan was on the trip with Bush and is back in Washington tonight. Miriam, thanks for joining us tonight. Um, as we assess Bush's first European sojourn, we can't help but focus on the tepid reception from the other world leaders, the almost insurmountable differences on key international issues like environment and missile defense, and of course, the angry, often violent protests the president faced at every turn.

Miriam: Yes, Jon, I thought it went very well too.

Jon: I'm - I'm sorry?

Miriam: Jon, Bush knows that to be a popular president, he needs to make a dangerous foreign enemy. George Washington had the Brits, Roosevelt the axis powers, Regan the Russkies. Bush has already antagonized all those countries. He worked the Europeans masterfully, sewing the seeds of ill-will like a modern day Johnny . . . Ill-Will Seed . . Guy. War's a comin', Jon. Perhaps we better build us a missile shield.

Jon: Miriam, uh, not to disagree with you, but the countries the president visited, they're our allies.

Miriam: As of six days ago. Bush was so brilliant, he even angered the Swedes. Do you know how hard it is to anger a people who's day consists solely of volleyball and sex?

Jon: So Bush's plan is to become a popular president by alienating Europe through extreme positions on their core issues?

Miriam: Exactly. It's the 21st century. You can't alienate Europe just by leaving a flaming bag of poop on Spain's doorstep anymore. We all miss Eisenhower.

Jon: I don't remember him doing that, but thank you, Miriam.