Bushes Send Greetings to a Select 1.5M

[kskiska]

Whatever you might make of the Bush administration, receiving a Christmas card from the president and Laura Bush themselves, postmarked Crawford, Texas, is a bit of a thrill - until, that is, you discover there are a million and a half others on the White House list.

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The Bush card instead follows recent presidential tradition in portraying a White House scene cleansed of any human presence that might trigger scrutiny for hidden meanings. Last year's picture of a presidential piano was criticised as being cold and unseasonal.

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But Vice-President Dick Cheney has been less careful and embellished his greetings with the brazen use of a taboo word. His card quotes one of the nation's founders, Benjamin Franklin, declaring: "And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?"

What empire might that be, the critics would like to know. Meanwhile, America's wildlife protectors have focused on the mention of a falling sparrow. They point to Mr Cheney's taste for downing birds in huge numbers, by shooting them in circumstances when it is hard to miss.

On a November bird-hunting trip to the exclusive Rolling Rock Club in Pennsylvania, 500 pheasants were released directly in front of the vice-president and his 10-strong party. Only 100 of the birds survived the experience.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1112494,00.html

[aquart]

1. Oh, that Cheney.

Lounges around the house in a toga and laurel leaves, does he?

[davidinalameda]

2. guess mine was lost in the mail

damn it

I wanted a card from Pickles

[tritsofme]

3. Someone I know at work has the bush card.

He has it displayed prominantly, it is rather disturbing. He is very proud to tell you that he donated the max to *.

[bookman]

4. Money Well Spent

Tell him where the toilet is...he can flush it just as well there.

[pansypoo53219]

5. i have one

and the painting on the front is HORRIBLE. probably some texass amateur.

(went to my deceased granpa who donated-my aunt was playing a trick on me)

[PartyPooper]

6. Like the Queen of England, doesn't * get "free" postage?

As I recall, a major greeting card company "donated" last year's White House Christmas cards. He prolly got a similar deal this year, too.

:eyes:

[tritsofme]

7. I think all members of Congress and the President get free postage,

and I dont know if this would be printed at taxpayers expense.

I remember when I would get donation letters from the WH under Clinton it would always state that it was not printed at taxpayers expense, but I dont remember about the X-mas cards.