[Amntn]

The looks on the faces of the troops surrounding Clinton in your pic says it all. Compare those faces to the ones surrounding President Bush on the Lincoln.

[nicmarlo]

The looks on the faces of the troops surrounding Clinton in your pic says it all. Compare those faces to the ones surrounding President Bush on the Lincoln.

I thought the very same! Here's another:

[Grampa Dave]

It obvious that the troops around Bubba Clinton lost the draw and were ordered to be around him.

Every picture that came in the afternoon after GW landed on the AL showed happy and proud faces.

I watched the whole process on Fox and never saw a grim face with the exception of the ship's Master of Arms, the big guys in camo with ear pieces and a mic. They were just making sure our president was okay. Even they got involved later helping the sailors to pose and some even took pictures.