No moving trucks needed for Bushes on Inauguration Day

[JimGinPA]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On Inauguration Day, there's one scene at the White House that won't be playing out exactly as it has during past transitions: the traditional moving of the outgoing first family's belongings.

Anita McBride, chief of staff to first lady Laura Bush, tells CNN that the Bushes have moved almost all of their belongings out of the White House ahead of schedule.

"There won't be ... the moving trucks for the Bushes coming here," McBride said, adding, "The only things really left for President and Mrs. Bush are their personal belongings and luggage that they'll take that day."

McBride said Mrs. Bush directed residence staff early -- in the summer of 2008 -- to prepare the White House for the personal transition.

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The actual clearing out of the Bushes' belongings began over the summer, McBride says, when many items were packed and taken to Crawford, Texas. Then, during the Christmas holiday, the Bushes moved their personal things out of Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, according to McBride.




http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/19/bush.move/?iref=hpmostpop



Good! Get the fuck out of our house!

[hlthe2b]

1. So all that will be left is "Liquid Waste" then?

:evilgrin:

[marylanddem]

2. I hope the Obamas exorcise the house before moving in...

[glitch]

3. Probably afraid of having to evacuate by helicopter from the roof.

Don't want to leave all their stuff behind, just in case of riots. Well, it could have happened. Ok, in my dreams.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Flush the WH hoppers twice and that'll do the trick.

[Lost-in-FL]

5. I bet there was plenty of volunteers. nt

[ddeclue]

6. Mission Accomplished!

:rofl:

[LittleBlue]

7. Scrub the Bush stench from the walls and floors

:(

[rateyes]

8. I hope the first item of decorating for the Obamas is to pull up

that damned piss colored rug from the Oval Office.

[AndyA]

10. Yeah, I agree. That beauty that Laura designed.

:puke:

I heard that the weekend was spent cleaning and painting, they must have had hundreds of people, but I would imagine most of the work was in the family quarters, and in the executive offices, as the rest of the place is pretty much ready all the time.

[FSogol]

9. Here's a photo of Bush and family leaving tomorrow.

[Dumak]

11. It was probably much easier to make off with the white house

china (and who knows what else) if they did so early. Also much easier to install the latest eavesdropping devices without all that clutter.

[janx]

12. He can't wait to get out of there. n/t