WARSAW: Jan Skorzynski, Rzeczpospolita (centrist), June 17:
At the basis of Polish-American entente cordiale lies the mutual sympathy of the two nations, but more important is the community of interests. Bush's Warsaw speech has confirmed that in the main issues of international policies Washington and Warsaw are in agreement. Both countries think that NATO should remain the foundation of transatlantic security and strongly opt for expansion of the alliance and of the European Union; they both support independence of Ukraine and her rapprochement with the West. The most important message of Bush's visit is that Poland and the United States share a vision of free and united Europe living in peace.

WARSAW: Maciej Rybinski, Rzeczpospolita (centrist), June 18:
Among the many good things about President George W. Bush's visit to Warsaw was that it has allowed me to realize that there are two juniors—one real, the other virtual. The real one governs in Washington, directs international policies, travels throughout the world, and makes speeches, while the virtual one frightens as a phantom across the leftist European newspapers. The real one talks with Putin about the shape of world politics in the 21st century while outside, young men, who will be the beneficiaries of that ideal world, protest passionately. Already in Warsaw it became obvious that real Bush is much more likeable than the virtual one. Having read commentaries in various papers such as The Guardian, Le Monde and Die Zeit, I became convinced that Bush is a provincial idiot unable to form a couple of sentences….