George Bush sure loves his rug

It's been said George Bush doesn't care about Black people. He's not that concerned with Osama Bin Laden. He didn't look very interested in that Katrina briefing. So what DOES he care about? According to today's Washington Post, he's "fixated" on the rug in the Oval Office.

"Virtually all visitors to the Oval Office find him regaling them about how it was chosen and what it represents. Turns out, he always says, the first decision any president makes is what carpet he wants in his office. As a take-charge leader, he then explains, he of course made a command decision -- he delegated the decision to Laura Bush, who chose a yellow sunbeam design."

Other items of intest in the office (Including the desk used by both President Roosevelts, portaits of Lincoln & Washington and a bust of Winston Churchill lent to him by Tony Blair) don't seem to hold his attention- Bush can't get enough of his rug!

I'm not making this up, read it for yourself....



Washington Post

Updated On: 3/7/06 at 01:10 PM

Um....wow. I have nothing to say to that except *headdesk*

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If we could he'd be long gone. I have high hopes for the new campaign with T's and bumperstickers that say "George Bush eats kittens! How many kittens must die? Impeach him today! THINK OF THE KITTENS!"

I'm starting a campaign that's based around the prejudice GWB holds against ponies.

Bumper stickers will read:

" BUSH + PONIES = GLUE "

And then will also offer bumper stickers pro Dem. stating:

" DONKEYS LOVE PONIES, BE A DONKEY! "

Dan Savage is advocating the use of the anagram ITMFA on buttons, t-shirts and bumperstickers or to use in telescoping half-hour long conversations about Bush into 5 letters.

If you are unfamiliar with Dan's unsual advice to folks with sub-standard boyfriends (DTMFA!) I can tell you that three words are Impeach The M----- F----- Already!

I saw a similar post about a week or so ago in a design blog I read called Design Observer. What they posted was basically an excerpt of his speech titled "The President Discusses Global War on Terror at Kansas State University," January 23, 2006.

No comments from the original poster, just the excerpt and the explanation of where it came from. Which was enough.

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"But they, oftentimes, they ask me — they say, what's it like, being the President of the United States?


And my answer to them is, first, it's a huge honor. But, secondly, if I had to give you a job description, it would be a decision-maker. I make a lot of decisions. I make some that you see that obviously affect people's lives, not only here, but around the world. I make a lot of small ones you never see, but have got consequence.

Decision-maker is the job description.

First of all, when you make decisions, you've got to stand on principle. If you are going to make decisions, you've got to know what you believe.

I guess the best way to summarize me is I came from Texas and I'm going back to Texas with the exact same values I had when I arrived in Washington, D.C. (Applause.) In order to make good decisions, you've got to rely upon the judgment of people you trust.

I'll never forget the first decision I had to make as the President. I wasn't even sworn in yet, and a fellow called me on the phone and he said: "What color of rug do you want to have in the Oval Office?" (Laughter)"



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