Posted on 01/09/2007 2:35:03 PM PST by MRadtke
Kagen introduces a little levity to the White House
While meeting last month with a group of area peace activists, then Congressman-elect Steve Kagen told a story of his first visit to the White House that shows a feisty and humorous side to our new man in Congress.
He told the group one of the first lessons he learned in Washington is to never pass up a rest room because you don’t know when you’ll see one again.
He’d already had a long day of freshman orientation when he and his wife, Gail, were expected at the White House. Upon arrival, he asks a Marine where he can find a rest room, and is sent down a long flight of stairs, to another Marine, who directs him to a rest room.
“It’s a small room – two spots on the wall, one stall one sink. I see in the mirror the door opens, and who walks in, Karl Rove (Bush’s deputy chief of staff who was charged with orchestrating strategies for the 2006 general election).”
After Rove washed his hands (“At least he’s a hand washer,” Kagen said), he attempted to leave, but Kagen prevented his departure by holding the door closed and said, “You’re in the White House and you think your safe, huh? You recognize me? My name’s Dr. Multimillionaire and I kicked your ass.”
Kagen expected to make Rove squirm, but said acted like it was a tennis match and simply said, ‘Oh, congratulations.’
“We’re walking up these long steps, I stopped him and said, ‘Look, the race is over. We’re here to do the people’s business. I want you to join me on something, but you can’t steal it, I’ve got the trademark, ‘No patient left behind.’ He goes, ‘I like the sound of that.’ We get to the top of the steps and there’s Vice President Cheney with a glass of white wine and a hand in his pocket. So I wasn’t going to miss this opportunity. Gail wasn’t there to hold me back. ‘Mr. Vice President, thank you for your service to the nation, and thank you so much for coming to Green Bay and campaigning against me. I couldn’t have won without your help.’
He then asked Cheney to enunciate his vision for Iraq.
“ ‘Well, Id like to see a stable government that could take care of itself and its people.’ I said, ‘at what price?’ He said, ‘I don’t understand your point.’ I walked away. Then we had an opportunity to take a picture with the president and his wife. I was feeling real good at this point.
“I said to my wife, ‘Honey, just follow my lead.’ She said, ‘Steven, it’s the president.’ I said, ‘Yeah, but he’s not any taller than I am.’ So the cameraman’s here. We’re introduced by a Marine. I said, ‘Mr. President , thank you for coming to Green Bay. My name is Dr. Multimillionaire.That was before the race. Now they call me Doctor Thousandaire. I couldn’t have won without you coming.’”
He said Bush gave one of his smiles and said, ‘I’ve lost a lot of money in my life, too.’ Then I go to his wife, ‘Hi Barbara, how are ya?’ I did that because I learned on the campaign that the meanest thing you can say to another gentlemen is, ‘he’s a fine fellow,’ and you then refer to his spouse by a different name.”
President Bush probably has to put up with these loosers day after day, and yet he has always been a class act. People here might disagree with him on certain issues, but I don't think anyone can deny that he is a true gentleman.
Is this from The ONION? No one is that stupid. He's supposed to be a DOCTOR???/eeeeegads.
Worse, they're proud of him. You noticed our guys maintained grace and dignity in the face of this insufferable boor.
Worse, they're proud of him. You noticed our guys maintained grace and dignity in the face of this insufferable boor.
Speaks volumes about those who elected him, doesn't it?
He was just "speaking goof to power"
Remember how glad we were that the adults were finally in charge? The kiddies are back.
FMCDH(BITS)
Wow. A self-congratulating, pompous ass. The Dems must be so proud.
I'll say it...this guy is a huge dick.
If you're not going to use the original headline (as FR rules say), then at least spell your headline correctly.
What a loser. Whether this story is fact or fiction (my guess is fiction), it's just another reason to be glad we aren't Democrats.
Napolean complex.
As a 6' 4 incher, I love running into these types and leering down on them.
Please. This is nothing more than the wet dream this idiot only wished had happened.
Or what the civilized world calls "rude and boorish."
Unfortunately I am represented by Dr. Kagen.
As the leftards say "Don't blame me, I didn't vote for him".
I met him once as well and he whined about all the negativity in the campaign. Hmmm, looks like he didn't think it that bad.
He is two and out.
The big thing in the WI blogosphere is his team copied & cloned another web page for his house website. He put it up and directed us here in the Green Bay area to talk to Nebraska's first district congressman.
I have had to use constituent services every now and then, this does not look promising.
Is it worse that he thinks this is how a Member of Congress should behave, or that he bragged about it to the press?
BTW I saw WH denies this happened.
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