The PRESIDENT and the BODYGUARDS

Classic News Story of the Week

The following has to go down as being the most classic news story of the past week, in fact, possibly in a long while.



U.S. President George W. Bush, center left, reaches in to the crowd for his Secret Service Agent who was blocked from entering the Estacion Mapocho Cultural Center for the APEC Summit dinner, Saturday, November 20, 2004, in Santiago, Chile. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

As the folks at Powerline blog commented, and I agree, this superbly illustrates why George W. Bush is so highly respected and admired by so many as President of the USA, and above all, as a man.

Well, other than the fact that he's not a man to be messed with, either, that is.

There are few world leaders who would wade into the middle of a push and shove altercation to rescue their bodyguard themselves... yet that's exactly what US President George W. Bush did in Santiago, Chile, on November 20, 2004.

And... my response to that is... in Aussie vernacular...

Good onya, Mr. President, good onya, mate! :o)

Here's the news story - just follow any of these links below:

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041121/D86FV9GO0.html
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041120-113709-8651r.htm
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/bush/articles/2004/11/21/bush_seeks_unity_on_iran_north_korea

And, you can catch it on Powerline Blog as well, just here:

http://powerlineblog.com/archives/008680.php

ENJOY! :o)

Christine.
OZ