Bush's town hall meeting in Germany has been cancelled mainly because the White House was warned that some of the Germans in attendance might ask hostile questions. Der Spiegel via dKos:
The much-touted American-style "town hall" meeting the White House has been planning with "normal Germans" of everyday walks of life will be missing during his visit to the Rhine River hamlet of Mainz this afternoon.
A few weeks ago, the Bush administration had declared that the chat -- which could have brought together tradesmen, butchers, bank employees, students and all other types to discuss trans-Atlantic relations -- would be the cornerstone of President George W. Bush's brief trip to Germany [...]
The Germans, though, insisted that a free forum should be exactly that. Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany's Ambassador to the United States, explained to the New York Times last week: "We told them, don't get upset with us if they ask angry questions."
So Bubble Boy -- the steadfast, tough-talking cowboy with the invisible six shooters -- is scared of nasty questions from Germans.
That's about right.