Gee, Dubya

So, Bush's National Day of Prayer, and a Presidential service at the National Cathedral. I had to get up at o-dark-thirty to be at the Cathedral in plenty of time to sit around and wait for two hours til I could be escorted through security.

As for the service itself, once it finally started, I must grudgingly admit it was actually nice, and appropriate. I've been trying to think of something to be catty and bitchy about, but I'm having trouble.

Okay, I'll be a little catty - I sang a solo, and while I was singing, the only person in the Presidential party (Dubya and Pickles, Dick and Lynn, Condi, Rummy and Gonzo) that looked like he was enjoying himself was RUMMY.

Dubya looked up and smirked, I'm not sure if that meant he liked what he heard or not.

Condi, throughout, looked like she was absorbing everything for later regurgitation on an exam.

Dick, as always, looked like he crapped his pants and has been sitting in it for about an hour.

Laura has fresh blond highlights, and looks like she's had her face pulled back and stapled from behind.

Lynn, also, looked a little pinched. But I suppose I can't blame her, if she has to wake up next to Dick every morning.

Gonzo - well, he's short, and he was behind Lynn, so I couodn't see too much of him. I WILL report that he was the only one to cross humself at the end of the service.

Anyway, I digress... Bush spoke and sounded almost like a Democrat. One memorable line: "As we clear away the debris of a hurricane, let us also clear away the legacy of inequality." This, after a sermon (I can't remember the guy's name, but certainly he must have been hand-picked by Bush) that dealt with the story of the Good Samaritan, and spent a long time talking about how we, as Americans, must reach out to those less advantaged and raise them up to a level where they have a fighting chance.

I was seated behind Bush during his remarks, so I couldn't see him, but I was struck that his delivery sounded uncharacteristically natural and un-stilted...he didn't stammer, and only once did he say "drowned" when he meant "drown". If I believed that his policies would be in accordance with the words he spoke today (I don't), I would ALMOST be tempted to vote for him.

Geez, I feel dirty for saying that.