Bush finds out what low approval ratings really mean

[groovychk]

Originally published at Twixel.net. You can comment here or there.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16908975/site/newsweek/

Jan. 31, 2007 - On Tuesday, President Bush popped in for a surprise visit to the Sterling Family Restaurant, a homey diner in Peoria, Ill.
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But on Tuesday, the surprise was on Bush. In town to deliver remarks on the economy, the president walked into the diner, where he was greeted with what can only be described as a sedate reception. No one rushed to shake his hand. There were no audible gasps or yelps of excitement that usually accompany visits like this. Last summer, a woman nearly fainted when Bush made an unscheduled visit for some donut holes at the legendary Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant in Chicago. In Peoria this week, many patrons found their pancakes more interesting. Except for the click of news cameras and the clang of a dish from the kitchen, the quiet was deafening.

“Sorry to interrupt you,” Bush said to a group of women, who were sitting in a booth with their young kids. “How’s the service?” As Bush signed a few autographs and shook hands, a man sitting at the counter lit a cigarette and asked for more coffee. Another woman, eyeing Bush and his entourage, sighed heavily and went back to her paper. She was reading the obituaries. “Sorry to interrupt your breakfast,” a White House aide told her. “No problem,” she huffed, in a not-so-friendly way. “Life goes on, I guess.”
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Man - this is way sad. Way sad. He has diminished the respect common people have for the office in addition to being a total fascist asshat.

Comments

[amazonsun.livejournal.com]

Wow. That is impressive. But not unexpected. *sigh*

[groovychk.livejournal.com]

Sigh indeed. :-(

[kfringe.livejournal.com]

So that's how it plays in Peoria. Lovely.