Reply #11: This all reminds me of a General McArthur story.

[FlaGranny]

A man I knew (since deceased) was in the Navy stationed in the Philippines when McArthur "returned" as promised. He said the news cameramen rolled their cameras and McArthur stepped out of a landing craft into the water and walked up onto the beach. We've probably all seen that scene. But, as soon as the cameras stopped rolling, the friend said that aides ran up to McArthur, removed his shoes, died his feet, and put on dry socks and shoes. The other guys made do with their wet shoes. But at least he got his feet wet. If that had been Bush I guess he would have been carried.