But I heard mentioned on TV -- I think Ollie North said that the White House DID call Villaraigosa's office the day before to let him know what's in Bush's speech and apparently his staff didn't tell him.
It's obvious he was offended because the WH did not tell him that they would be talking about it on National TV without first letting him know. It made him and LA look stupid and frankly, I don't blame him. The WH should have told him they planned on talking about it.
I was waiting for the breathless wire service article about Governor Schwarzenegger being upset about not being briefed about something that happened a year before he took office.
Maybe Bush should contact all possible future mayors of LA and let them know that there was a plot that was thwarted while one of the predecessors was in office.
And not only that he wasn't in office, why should he act surprised? I thought I heard that his Senator Feinstein says it is old news and evil Bush and Rove are just trotting it out again in 2006 to "scare people" into voting for them. Huh? I thought GWB couldn't run again . . . . /sarcasm
Based on his performance during his televised comments, it was pretty clear to me why the dimwit would be offended. Match a less than stellar intellect with being a member of the Democratic Party, and "Voila", you've an "instant idiot"!!
Exactly. The current mayor of LA who wasn't in office in 2002, is more interested in making CA part of Mexico than protecting the US.