"And Pope-y, yer doin' a heck of a job" (Bush tells Pope he's "looking good")

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Bush given rare access to Vatican Gardens
'Your eminence, you're looking good,' Bush tells Pope Benedict

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25134011/

ROME - Pope Benedict XVI took President Bush on a rare stroll through the lush grounds of the Vatican Gardens on Friday, stopping at a grotto where the pontiff prays daily.

"Your eminence, you're looking good," Bush told the pope shortly after arriving at the Vatican, launching the leaders' third visit together.

Normally, VIPS are received in the pope's library in the Apostolic Palace. That is where Bush had his first meeting with Benedict in June 2007.

But in a gesture of appreciation for the hearty welcome Bush gave him in Washington in April, Benedict welcomed the president and first lady Laura Bush near St. John's Tower in the lush Vatican Gardens.

On a brief tour, Benedict and Bush peered out from a tower balcony, and the president seemed awed by what he saw. The pope pointed out St. Peter's dome as he showed Bush the view.

"This is fantastic up here," Bush said. "Thank you so much for showing me this."



President Bush walks with Pope Benedict XVI to the Lourdes Grotto at the Vatican on Friday.

[Alter Ego]

1. At least he didn't say "How's it hangin', Popester?"

[RB TexLa]

2. There is a guy on late night television who has a bush that will say something like that

[bdamomma]

3. he is just totally embarassing and shows no class. * that is.

[Virginia Dare]

4. Did he do a Freddie Prinze imitation?....

a little too much of the sacramental wine, eh chimpy?

[Aristus]

5. From one Nazi bastard to another...

n/t

[Adsos Letter]

6. Benedict changed the venue this time....

...'cause Bush was so obviously uncomfortable around all those library books the first time...



EDIT: punctuation...perhaps I should look at a library book myself from time to time...say Turabian's... :dunce:

[dflprincess]

7. Isn't 'Your eminence' the proper address for a Cardinal

and 'Your Holiness' for the Pope? Can the idiot in chief get anything right?

[mmonk]

8. Ha!

I can hear him saying it right now in my head.:rofl: