posted on September 5, 2001 11:14:06 AM new
Washington, D.C. - President Bush on Tuesday launched into a vigorous defense of his decision to spend time in Washington, D.C. as a
poll reported a solid majority of Americans think D.C. has done just fine in his absence.
"Crafrord, Texas. is a fine place, and I'm honored to be working at my ranch and staying in the compound there. But I'm the kind of person that needs
to get indoors ... It keeps my mind whole, keeps my spirits up,'' Bush told reporters.
He was speaking shortly after daybreak as he prepared to go on his morning jog, the first time he has emerged from his private rooms in the West
Wing of the White House since arriving in more humid Washington Friday.
A USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll released on Monday said 55 percent of Americans surveyed believe Bush will just be in the way in D.C., compared
to 42 percent who believe he will not.
Bush insisted that he will not get in the way of the work that continues to go on during his extended absences, saying that he will try not to bother
Vice-President Cheney who has been the de-facto head of the nation while Bush was vacationing in Texas. He also promised not to bother the press
with formal, perviously scheduled press conferences that force them to research and develop meaningful questions to ask him in an attempt to
understand his policies and to flesh out the vague genaralities that he is most comfortable with. While staying in D.C., Bush has remained in touch with
his top vacation aides back in Crawford, Texas.
"I'm working on a lot of issues -- things only the heartland folks would know about,'' he said.
By the time he returned to the White House, Bush had spent over three months months of his six months presidency in Washington, to the surprise of
those who have stayed behind. But one unnamed administrative aide close to the daily workings of the White House said, "Things were much better
when he was physically away, down in Texas. When he's actually in D.C., people have to spend time thinking up things to have him do to keep him
out of the way while we're trying to get the work done. After all, how many photo-ops and state dinners can we have him attend without the voters
getting wise." To some, the polling results might suggest that perhaps a majority of the voters have reached the same conclusion as his White House
staff
The White House billed Bush's return as an event-filled ''Home to D.C.'' stay, but so far it has simply been quiet time in the West Wing. Bush said he
had been reading books, including Ronald McDonald's biography of Charles Adams, and doing chores around his 3,600-foot portion of the White
House.
``I think it's important for people to get inside a place and to work. I'm making a lot of improvements around here, and I find that to be a good part of
keeping me a balanced person,'' said Bush.
He scoffed at a question about the humidity of D.C., which has been hitting 89% consistently in recent days.
``This is D.C. I know a lot of you wish you were in Texas, lounging on the prarie, sucking in the heat. But when you're born on the East Coast, and I
love the East Coast, this is where you come home. This is my home," Bush said without smiling. "We built a home here in D.C. It'll be the home where
I live in for the rest of my life if Dick and I have anything to say about it. And I like my own home. And I don't mind the humidity,'' he said.
Bush, a former two-term governor of Texas, said he did not feel the political heat here like he did back in Texas.
``Well, I'm among friends in D.C. I think the people of D.C. know me, they know what I'm like, they know I can make decisions, they know I'm a
person who stands on principle, I do what I think is right. And so there's no political heat here. I'm among friends, and it doesn't matter whether they
are Democrats or Republicans. Here in D.C., the people and I got along really well,'' he said.
Knowing how Bush previously prasied being in Texas and away from Washington prior to his recent trip to Crawford, Texas, Dems believe he is
keeping his eyes on the polling results and saying whatever it takes to remain in the seat of power in the Oval Office. Others are not so sure, blaming
his newly-found love of Washington on too many days in the searing Texas sun without a hat. One way or the other, it's clear that White House
administrative aides will have to find things for Bush to do in order to keep him out of the way while the day-to-day work of governance goes on
around him.
posted on September 5, 2001 11:48:35 AM new
So articulate....
What's the matter bushytail, the stench of your own Crawfish Ranch got to ya? Where will you go next, once the stench in the White House, has become intolertable to your..oh so delicate nostrils?
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posted on September 5, 2001 12:20:39 PM new
Lest we forget how much better the stench is in the White House!
> Memories of Bill
>
> After much arguing and deliberation, historians this week have come
> up with a phrase to describe the Clinton era. It will be called: SEX BETWEEN
>
> THE BUSHES
>
> The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta announced that Clinton
> has proven that you CAN get sex from Aides.
>
> Jennifer Flowers was asked if her relationship with Clinton was
> anything like Monica Lewinski's. She replied, "Close, but no cigar."
>
> The FBI has coined a technical term for the stains found on Monica's dress
> "Presidue."
>
> Clinton now recruits interns from only four colleges: Moorhead, Oral
> Roberts, Ball State, and Bringham Young.
>
> Did you know that Clinton had asked to change the Democratic seal from a
> donkey to a condom. It represents inflation, halts production, and
> gives you a false sense of security while you are being screwed.
>
> Washington has come up with a solution for the Clinton situation -
> they added an 11th commandment: "Thou shall not put thy rod in thy
> staff."
>
> Arkansas is very proud of Bill Clinton. All these women coming forward, and
> not one is his sister!
>
> Finally, Hillary Clinton recently went to a fortune teller who intoned,
> "Prepare to become a widow. Your husband will soon suffer a
> violent death!"
> Hillary took a deep breath and asked, "Will I be
> acquitted?"
>
>
posted on September 5, 2001 12:31:29 PM new
[i]But I'm the kind of person that needs
to get indoors ... It keeps my mind whole, keeps my spirits up.[/i]
Uh, exchange indoors with outdoors, I could swear this is what he said about his ranch.
...his newly-found love of Washington on too many days in the searing Texas sun without a hat.
posted on September 5, 2001 07:03:33 PM newLOL Well-written post.
I hope his eviction notice from the American people arrives before the cold war that he's trying to start with the Chinese can be escalated into full-scale warfare.
posted on September 5, 2001 07:31:08 PM new
Of course D.C. is his new home. Nose Candy is much more readily available there. He was probably jonesing bad there in Crawford.
posted on September 6, 2001 01:58:39 PM new
I have opinions of my own -- strong opinions --but I don't always agree with
them.
-- George Bush, US President
posted on September 6, 2001 02:36:11 PM newKrafty....bushytail will HAVE to move out, taking all his cronies with him because it was just discovered that there is an un-healthy, severe and cold draft running throughout the White House. Health Inspectors were brought in and discovered the cause of the cold draft: It was the huge vacant space in-between bushtail's ears...It is like having two opposite windows wide open...
He was told the only way to bring the White House back to a tolerable amount of draftiness would be for him to move on.....back to Crawfish Ranch....
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posted on September 6, 2001 04:33:11 PM new
Oh yeah, like the current President is really in charge of things.....at least we wouldn't see much of Cheaney!
posted on September 6, 2001 09:08:36 PM new
Based on today's NPR News, it looks like Cheney has his own problems! He was asked to surrender some documents pertaining to Energy price fixing, or something to do with the Energy....and he refuses....Since the entire crew has it's dirty hands in the dirty Enron pie, it is no wonder they are fighting the order to turn in all pertinent papers!...
It may turn a little....nasty in the near future...Stay tuned....
Unfortunately, so many thousands of people have had to suffer because of price fixing...Another disgrace to haunt the bushytyail administration.
And now, suddenly, Microsoft is off the hook...no need to split the company, is the latest word. I wonder how many thousands of shares bush has...
I do not begrudge Microsoft...Business can is IS usually dirty....What I question is the fact that the supreme court was ready to crucify him...and then, suddenly, today, they are changing course...
saabsister, We must preserve the whole...that vacancy of oblivion that he calls a mind. LoL
