WTF Is It Now?!?

King George visits La Crosse
Town pays for the "privilege" of being a backdrop for a boy-king photo-op.

The Bush campaign swept into town with all the pomp and circumstance - and demands - of a royal tour. Streets were closed. Traffic was diverted. Parks were surrounded with security fences through which only Bush supporters were allowed to pass. Ordinary citizens - and, of course, all who might disagree with the president - were forced to keep their distance.

There was nothing public, or "open," about the Bush visit. It was a closed party organized for the purpose of creating nice images for the national media.

- From an editorial in the Capital Times.