And now for the important stuff.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – It’s hard to imagine a tough guy from Texas shopping for a pocketbook, but President Bush gave his wife a new purse and a silver tray for Christmas, according to an aide to First Lady Laura Bush.
Sally McDonough, the First Lady’s spokeswoman, said that in turn Mrs. Bush is helping quench the President’s thirst for vigorous bike rides, even during the frosty months. “For the President, Mrs. Bush is helping to outfit him for cold weather mountain biking,” said McDonough. “With a new coat and warming soles.”
Meanwhile, the President and Mrs. Bush gave their daughters, Jenna and Barbara, unspecified “household items for their apartments,” according to McDonough.
Now my Christmas is complete.
“Warming soles?” Too bad it wasn’t a warm soul.
“tough guy”? Yeesh! Some other blogger referred to the reporter as “fluffing” the prez with this report. I think one of the best descriptions I’ve heard of our President is “cruise ship bully.” He’s a bully, but not an Afghan-frontier type bully. He’s not somebody who gets up at 3:00am and runs for two miles to make a rendezvous or lives for two days on a handful of rice. Nuh-uh. This is a guy who, after intimidating his barber, settles down for a three-course meal with four different forks.
And we’ve only seen glimpses of that bully. It would have been nice, had we had true reporters, to have seen a bit more of the bully in action, so the world could see him plain and clear.
Meanwhile, the President and Mrs. Bush gave their daughters, Jenna and Barbara, unspecified “household items for their apartments,” according to McDonough.
Must have gone to Spatula City!