[daisyscarlett]

Any chance your paths will cross today?

U.S. President George W. Bush (L), Chief of Staff Andy Card (R) and Senior Advisor Karl Rove (2nd L) joke with Press Secretary Ari Fleischer (C) for not wearing a tie as they depart the White House in Washington, July 4, 2002. Bush is travelling to West Virginia today to celebrate the U.S. independence day. REUTERS/STR

[daisyscarlett]

[mountaineer]

No, alas, I didn't make the trek to Ripley. Freeper WVNan lives nearby, but she couldn't make it to the festivities, either. C-SPAN used coverage from a Charleston TV station, so it may be rebroadcast later today. The crowd loved him, of course.