Posted on 11/06/2008 10:12:38 AM PST by Islander7
WASHINGTON D.C., (Fortune) -- On a wretchedly hot August day outside the Caterpillar tractor plant in Montgomery, Ill., President Bush and the state's congressional delegation gather for the signing of the massive transportation bill. This is 2005, the calm before the Katrina storm, and a rigorous mountain-biking schedule has the President in top shape.
In off-camera chitchat with the shirt-sleeved lawmakers, Bush takes note of Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel's deep tan, prompting the 46-year-old Emanuel to boast about the miles of swimming and biking in his triathlon training schedule.
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You hit it right on the nail. But, of course if the GOP had anyone like him, the dems would immediately denounce him as whatever-they-need-to-denounce-him-as and have him impeached or whatever-they-need-to-have-done-to-him just to get him out of the way! And if we had anyone like him, we might not be in the spot we are now! Grrrr....
Makes sense...
I made a similar point, no jackass reference, on a number of the pre VP pick threads.
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