Presidenting: It ain’t easy
May 8, 2007 by William K. Wolfrum
You know, there are some times that you feel for George W. Bush, who never met a foot he wouldn’t suckle. Of course, then you remember he sleeps like a baby while his soldiers are being killed and maimed.
But this lede from the Washington Post is priceless (H/T Crooks & Liars)
The President learns it’s good to be the king
With etiquette handbooks at the ready, the White House was in a high state of faux pas alert for Queen Elizabeth II’s visit yesterday. Still, President Bush lasted only about 14 minutes into the state arrival ceremony before implying that the British monarch is 300 years old.
Presidenting. It’s just a relentless path of trip-ups for George H.W. Bush’s boy.
–WKW
How would you like to be one of the President’s handlers during one of these situations? It’s not a matter of if, but when he’s going to pick his nose.