BUSH

Mirror: Bush: Clap Me Or No EU Speech

GEORGE Bush pulled out of a speech to the European Parliament when MEPs
wouldn't guarantee a standing ovation.

Senior White House officials said the President would only go to
Strasbourg
to talk about Iraq if he had a stage-managed welcome. A source close
to
negotiations said last night: "President Bush agreed to a speech but
insisted he get a standing ovation like at the State of the Union
address.