Armstrong Rides the 'Tour De Crawford' With President Bush

TBO.COM ^ | August 20 2005 | Nedra Pickler -AP

[Cougar66]

I think you are right. 5 weeks is too long even if it is a working vacation in Crawford. The libs are taking full advantage of this and thats why they chose Sheehan to head there to camp out. They are going to say "5 weeks of vacation and he couldnt meet her?" Its fodder for the fools. Lets not forget what they said about the summer of 2001. Their minds do not work normally.

[Tired of Taxes]

now that he's retiring from biking at age 34

I didn't know the guy was that young. I thought he was in his 40's... I thought that was why his wins were so impressive. Yes, it's impressive to win the TDF so many times in a row, but it makes it more impressive when you're 40-plus. I think a lot of people had that same impression.

[BreitbartSentMe]

And here I thought his wins were impressive because in the beginning of his streak he battled testicular cancer....that had spread to his abdomen....and won.

[Tired of Taxes]

I think the fact that he had testicular cancer probably led to the impression that he was older in the first place.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"5 weeks is too long even if it is a working vacation in Crawford."

I think most people are blind to an interesting but revealing aspect of the past five years: "Big Things" tend to happen shortly after Bush has spent time at Crawford. I suspect the reason is simple: Crawford is a more secure place to do planning and have discussions about Big Things than the White House or Camp David. Fewer leakers, no chance of bugs.

[Feiny]

[tomahawk]

I'm all for him exercising. But it is a one-month vacation, and today's bike ride was a publicity stunt. There are far better uses of his time.

[Feiny]

I found one....posted above.

[MarkeyD]

And to his brain.

[ShadowDancer]

Where was Lance's new woman in his life cindy sheehan?

I'm sure that was supposed to bear some resemblance to a coherent sentence and yet, nothing.

[Hootch]

I didn't read this as a cheapshot. I think it shows the magnanimous nature of our President. Lance has spoken out against the war and President Bush still invites him to Crawford and shows him a good time.

Don't ya just love the man...

[citizencon]

>Was Lance's liberal girlfriend anywhere in sight?<

One must be evil to have a personal hatred for someone they haven't met.

[MarkeyD]

He's going to ride his bike no matter who is there. So does it matter that Armstrong went along?

[pinz-n-needlez]

Somehow I doubt that W is hanging out in his jammies reading comic books and watching the soaps all day.

I'm sure he and his staff are still plugging away at the important issues of the day. (They're all connected eletronically 24/7) But he's able to do it without the media looking over his shoulder, and with a bike ride or a swim now and then.

I doubt that anyone with that much responsibility ever REALLY gets a respite. Well, excpet for Bill and his favorite sink.

Pinz

[Mind-numbed Robot]

There are more important uses of his time. If I were the President, I would not be doing this publicity stunt. I would be in the White House.

If you were president we would all be joining Alec Baldwin in France. Oops, he forgot to go. Oh well, we would have left him behind, anyway.

[Shawndell Green]

"If I were the President,"

Big if, that.

[Christian4Bush]

I'm all for him exercising. But it is a one-month vacation, and today's bike ride was a publicity stunt. There are far better uses of his time.

When you get elected President, twice, then you can decide what is and what is not done with the President's (your) vacation and time.

[Flyer]

I'm gonna send the President some meth so he can stay up for a week or so and get things fixed.

[MikefromOhio]

The Iraq situation is boiling, Sharia law is apparently going to be imposed,

That hasn't been decided yet and YOU know it....

[ShadowDancer]

If I were the President

There'd be a chicken in every pot. Whatever.