BUSH MOUNTS HIGH HORSE AGAINST PUTIN.(Main)

Byline: Andrew Greeley

Suppose Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Canada and announced that the United States was retreating from its principles of freedom since Sept. 11. The United States, he might have said, has denied due process of law to some American citizens. It has established a concentration camp in Cuba. It has tortured prisoners, indeed often and in many places. It denies aliens the right to trial by jury. It acts like the only ones who have Thomas Jefferson's inalienable rights are American citizens - sometimes, that is.

Then, suppose Putin said there are a lot of flaws in your democracy. You certainly don't think your Electoral College is …