Bush Had A Regular Old Blast At Pope's Funeral

This from some otherwise unremarkable AP story about Clinton and Bush disagreeing about JPII's legacy:

"President Bush on Friday said that attending the funeral of Pope John Paul II was 'one of the highlights of my presidency...'"

Later:

"Bush spoke with reporters in the conference room of his plane. 'I'm really glad I came,' he said. "There never was any doubt I would come.'"

Later:

"'I knew the ceremony today would be majestic but I didn't realize how moved I would be by the service itself,' the president said."

This guy had a blast at a funeral? He sounds like the kid that just got back from his first visit to Disneyland.

Also:

"When Bush's face appeared on giant screen TVs showing the ceremony, many in the crowd outside St. Peter's Square booed and whistled."

Love to see a tape of that.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=ap/20050408/ap_on_go_pr_wh/pope_bush_26

Chimpy said that 2001 had been a "fabulous year" for Laura and himself. Apparently, President Sunshine just couldn't stay down about that bit of unpleasantness back in September. What a guy!

The phrase from my youth that seems to apply: No brains, no pains.

Here he is scowling at the crucifix:


Feeling his hangover, perhaps:


And hoping he doesn't get cooties from Kofi Annan (check out that body language!).

the customary American flag on the right fender and, as a tribute to the pope, the white and yellow Vatican banner on the left."

How quaint.

We're at half-mast today, no thanks to Bush's Folly in Afghanistan.