Bush: "I said what?"
Drunk on power and the adulation of countless standing ovations, President Bush made some startling statements in last night's State of the Union address.
This afternoon Bush awoke to a debilitating hangover made worse by his staff's reading of the speech to him.
"I said what?" the President asked as he shuffled around the room switching off all the lights.
Bush was surprised to hear that he again pushed for Social Security reform, a goal from his last address that failed to gain any momentum.
"Geez, I didn't know I was still thinking about that."
A quote from his points on Iraq was particularly alarming.
The United States has no right, no desire, and no intention to impose our form of government on anyone else.
At that point Bush simply groaned and asked if anyone had any aspirin.
When told of his comments about a need for energy independence through alternative sources, Bush chuckled slightly. "I actually remember that one. Not bad, huh?"
Bush finally waived away his staff, save for Karl Rove, upon hearing of his call for restrained spending. He pulled Rove aside and asked quietly, "Are people actually going to expect this stuff?"
Rove replied assertively, "The spin is happening as we speak, Mr. President; no need to worry." Bush asked Rove to keep his voice down.
As Rove headed towards the door Bush smiled slightly. "I guess it could be worse; we could be heading into an election year."
Posted by Joel at 2/01/2006 02:52:00 PM
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