That lie was put in there so he could bond with the little people.
You're right. Lot's of room at Motel 1600 during the Bubba years, so the counch was not his only option. Hey, they USSS tracks the location of every protectee while they are in the White House according to the book, "Inside The White House" by Ron Kessler.
PLUS......in the middle of the nigtht, if the balloon goes up, they have to know where to find old Cattin' Around Bill. So you know they know where he's at during the wee hours.
Wonder if the NYT or CBS has the balls to make an FOIA request to see if he indeed was on the couch? What am I saying, they've netured themselves into irrelevancy...
Sure wish Sid Viscous writes a book. You/we would be in it.