Turmoil and human rights issues happening with China involving Tibet, and also China’s involvement in the Darfur crisis, has initiated a discussion of an Olympic opening ceremony boycott by President Bush.

On Wednesday White House Speaker, Dana Perino, said it was way to early to announce the President’s schedule. But, according to Bush, he is attending the ceremony. In an interview with Roman Catholic Cable Television Network, EWTN, Bush had this to say.

From Newsweek: “I have talked about freedom of religion every time I visited with them. I’ve talked about Darfur. I’ve talked about Burma. I’ve talked about the Dalai Lama, he said. I don’t need the Olympics to express my opinion.” He went to add: “Nobody needs to tell Old George Bush that he needs to bring religous freedom to the doorstep of the Chinese, because I’ve done that now for–I’m on my eight year doing it.”

President Bush said it himself. Talk, talk, talk. His boycott would result in an action. And although I don’t think an Olympic boycott by him would change anything, I think it helps with Foreign Relations, which is a year round relationship.

The Dalai Lama arrived here in Seattle yesterday for a five day workshop on compassion called “Seeds of Compassion.” Here is video clip taken earlier this week that shows the Dalai Lama expressesing his opinion about China and the Olympics.

Although the Dalai Lama is thousands of miles away, the issue lies close to his heart.