When asked why he wasn't meeting with Cindy Sheehan, mother of a dead Iraq War Vet:
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush, noting that lots of people want to talk to the president and "it's also important for me to go on with my life,'' on Saturday defended his decision not to meet with the grieving mom of a soldier killed in Iraq.
"But whether it be here or in Washington or anywhere else, there's somebody who has got something to say to the president, that's part of the job,'' Bush said on the ranch. "And I think it's important for me to be thoughtful and sensitive to those who have got something to say.''
"But,'' he added, "I think it's also important for me to go on with my life, to keep a balanced life.''
"I think the people want the president to be in a position to make good, crisp decisions and to stay healthy,'' he said when asked about bike riding while a grieving mom wanted to speak with him. "And part of my being is to be outside exercising.''
"So I'm mindful of what goes on around me,'' Bush added. "On the other hand, I'm also mindful that I've got a life to live and will do so.''
In addition to the two-hour bike ride, Bush's Saturday schedule included an evening Little League Baseball playoff game, a lunch meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a nap, some fishing and some reading.
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/08/14/20050814wacbushprotest.html
Perhaps he should be mindful of the lives he is ending and destroying. Can you imagine Clinton, Reagan or Carter saying or even thinking anything near this? Can you picture any of these past statesman taking a nap and watching a Little League game rather than meeting with a greiving mother?
He truly has no idea what it is to be President.
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