[Chojin]

They don't dick with googlebombs because it would ruin the entire algorithm by which Google can search for other items.

Omitting results entirely happens at a different stage of the software - after the search algorithm. Google already does this for plenty of sites in the US, too, especially in their image search.

To put it in terms that morons can understand, in order to prevent 'failure' returning George Bush's site, they would have to prevent Bush's page from appearing under ANY search. This is what they're doing to specific sites as required by the Chinese government. This was obviously not an acceptable solution to the former case because some people might actually want to get to Georgie's site.

If Chinese people are to use Google at all, they have to comply with Chinese government regulations regarding the internet. Given the option of no Google or limited Google, they chose limited. I don't understand why that is inconsistent with their mantra. Would the less evil option have been to not let Chinese people use Google at all?

It's a moot point anyway because any Chinaman with a computer knows you can use a simple proxy to get around the 'Great Firewall of China'.