by Andrew Zajac
Need more evidence of a presidency in disarray? Of a White House advance operation with shaky chops?
Read the White House pool report about where President Bush had lunch today.
Pool report #3
Lunch at Slyman's Restaurant
Cleveland, Ohio.
The motorcade pulled up alongside Joe and Freddy Slyman's Restaurant, at St. Clair and 31 St. The sign proclaims it the home of ``Cleveland's Biggest Corned Beef Sandwich.''
The place, a tiny neighborhood joint in a part of the city that appears now to be largely Asian, was packed to the gills even before your pool squeezed in.
The president posed for pictures with the proprietor, urged your pool to "make sure you all buy some sandwiches,'' and then sat down at a long table with aides including Rove and Hagin.
A waitress said the corned beef sandwiches are "this high," holding her fingers about two inches apart, and said they sell for $8.25.
According to background materials from the White House, the guests include: Rep. LaTourrette, Larry Dolan, owner of the Cleveland Indians; Alex Machaskee, president and CEO of Alex Machaskee & Assoc.; Harry Meyer III, chairman and CEO of KeyCorp; Melissa Olmstead, worldwide director of Human Resources, Aleris Int'l; John Stropki, Jr., president and CEO of The Lincoln Company; and Tom Zenty III, president and CEO of University Hospitals Health System.
Your pool was then returned to our vans, where we are working our way through some of these Slyman's sandwiches. We're holding.
Maura Reynolds
Los Angeles Times
Swamp note: What's wrong you ask?
Slyman's is a perfectly good corned beef sandwich, but it is neither the biggest, nor the best, for that matter, in Cleveland.
That would be, on both counts, Goodman's, at Pearl and Brookpark. At $7.70, cheaper, too.
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Comments
Uh-oh. Is the Swamp dipping its toe into food rivalry stories?
If so, I would like to humbly suggest Chicago v. NY pizza or hot dogs. Or perhaps, KC v. Texas BBQ.
Posted by: weinerdog43 | July 10, 2007 3:02 PM
I'm not naming names but some politicians should worry about this trend.
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- China executed a former drug and food safety chief on Tuesday for corruption in an unusually swift sentence which will serve as a warning amid a series of health scandals that have stained the "made in China" brand
Posted by: Raving Loon | July 10, 2007 3:45 PM
No, here's further evidence of BushCo floundering, more lies from Gonzo:
(yes, this is a tactic I adopted from RNC bruce)
Washington Post, July, 10, 2007 by John Solomon:
As he sought to renew the USA Patriot Act two years ago, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales assured lawmakers that the FBI had not abused its potent new terrorism-fighting powers. "There has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse," Gonzales told senators on April 27, 2005.
Six days earlier, the FBI sent Gonzales a copy of a report that said its agents had obtained personal information that they were not entitled to have. It was one of at least half a dozen reports of legal or procedural violations that Gonzales received in the three months before he made his statement to the Senate intelligence committee, according to internal FBI documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Read the whole article John D., before you leave town. Then come back and tell us that "big brother" only targets terrorist.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/09/AR2007070902065.html?referrer=email&referrer=email&referrer=email
Posted by: dt | July 10, 2007 4:26 PM
Floundering? Chimpy quit floundering a couple of years ago. Right about now, he is floppin' around in the bottom of the boat gasping for breath and hoping someone throws him back before he runs out of air. It is not so much a flounder and more like a carp.
Posted by: snitramc | July 10, 2007 6:35 PM
Gee Andy, looks like the end of western civilization
Posted by: Terry | July 11, 2007 3:44 PM