Bush* Schedule Has NATO Planners Scrambling (Twins' Graduation)

[kskiska]

Things seemed pretty set a few months ago for the NATO summit meeting next spring in Istanbul -- the first in Turkey since 1957. After much consultation, meeting dates were sketched in for a couple of days at the end of May.

These summits are huge undertakings, with leaders from more than 40 countries -- NATO members, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and other organizations -- and thousands of people showing up. Planning to accommodate so many people and events usually takes more than a year. The Turks, who have but one suitable venue for such an extravaganza, started planning immediately.

President Bush, as leader of the free world, is naturally the indispensable star at these gatherings. And this would be part of a very busy diplomatic spring for him. In addition to the summit, he has the 60th anniversary of D-Day in France on June 6 (wouldn't do to be out-patriotic-ed by Ronald Reagan from the 40th), then two days later the G-8 economic summit in Atlanta.

But the White House discovered a huge problem. Seems the proposed NATO dates conflicted with the graduations of the Bush daughters from college in Texas and Connecticut. So the administration has informed the rest of NATO that they would have to change their schedule or Bush wouldn't come.

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[ConcernedCanuk]

1. The rest of the world stands down for a graduation ??

. . feckadee - the man is absolutely unbelievable !!!

I say feck him

- we don't want you anyways !!

:bounce:

[The Zanti Regent]

11. Babs' induction into Skull & bones is FAR MORE IMPORTANT!

Yes another generation, another rotted Bush tapped for Skull & Bones.

After all, that IS more important than such a triviality as NATO!

[Faygo Kid]

2. They're graduating? Are they enlisting?

Say, now that they are graduating, does that mean they will enlist, so as to support Daddy's war in Iraq, and save some average families' kids from having to go there? Is that a stupid question, or what?

[imax2268]

4. he will probably pull some strings...

and get them into the Texas Air National Guard...flying fighter planes...

[MattNC]

3. he can't just miss one day?

gimme a break

[yankeeinlouisiana]

5. Wow! They're actually

graduating from college? Who'd a thunk it!

[tinnypriv]

6. Send Rove instead

They'd prefer the organ grinder, rather than the monkey...

[cally]

7. College graduation dates are known well in advance

Why didn't the Chimp's administration figure this our two years ago. Last year of college, graduation is in May or June. Hey, world...I can't commit until I figure the dates out.

This is an insult to the rest of the world due to the inability of our government to plan ahead. I think a father should go to the graduations, but why not plan ahead.

[PartyPooper]

8. Since when does this "dysfunctional family" care about its members?

They're all a bunch of selfish, misfit drunks, druggies, and whores!

And, I hope NATO says, "NO!" 'Nuff said!

:evilgrin:

[Spazito]

9. Nato should just send Georgie a "sorry you couldn't be here" card...

and go ahead with the meeting. He doesn't add anything of value to them anyway!

[Scaramouche]

10. Anyone think he'll be the speaker on honor?

No it's not a typo...

Maybe he can recap being a "C" student and all; the wonders that await those in the fastrack...