NDP in hot water over 'Shrub' memo Canadian Press Wednesday, July 30, 2003 Saskatchewan's plan to petition the United States to reopen borders to Canadian beef stumbled out of the gate Wednesday when an internal government document flippantly referred to U.S. President George W. Bush as "Shrub." "Re: Petition to President Shrub," is the title of the memo, dated Tuesday, and sent to NDP legislature members and candidates by party researcher Ted Bowen. The memo was sent to media outlets by mistake. "Shrub is Molly Ivins' dismissive nickname for President Bush," reads the P.S. Shrub: The Short But Happy Political...