"IMHO, the whole Bush era has represented a style of government which is largely alien to most EU countries and I hope that this gap can be bridged in the future for the sake of medicine, politics and science."

For Aftermathman and others in EU countries.
Bush's style of goverment is uniquely his own. His policies are not necessarily the policies of the american people. Think of it this way, just because Bush was elected to a second term as Prisedent of the U.S. doesn't mean we like what he is doing. For most voters, Bush was the lesser of two evils. Imagine what a mess there would be if the other guys got elected.

GregD