"Bush's Visit With Scouts Put Off Again"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's trip to the Boy Scout jamboree has been postponed again, a day after some 300 people at the national gathering were sickened while waiting for him in hot, humid weather.

Bush initially was to speak Wednesday at the Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, an Army base in central Virginia about 75 miles south of Washington, where a memorial service was planned for four Scout leaders killed Monday while pitching a tent. Severe thunderstorms and strong winds caused Bush's visit to be rescheduled for Thursday evening.

But on Thursday morning, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said the Scouts had asked the president to put off his appearance yet again, until Sunday.

"This is a large crowd," McClellan said. "I think part of it was they just wanted to make sure they had all the medical supplies and EMT personnel to handle such a large crowd. It's as simple as that. A lot of it had been used previously."

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20050728/D8BKESE89.html

[Wickerman]

1. translation: Bush is on vacation, dammit, let his royalness alone

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. That about sums it up

[Not Me]

3. Must be he is confusing "National Jamboree" with "NAACP"

...a scheduling problem, you know.

[Ian David]

4. Update: Scouts attacked by pack of wolves while waiting for the President

He should be here any minute now. Let's just practice our knots.



Relax, Canteen Boy. The President will be here soon. Have some wine.