Bush on Howard: Bald, Ugly, One Hell of a Guy
Charles Johnson
Wed May 17, 2006 at 3:48 pm PDT • Views: 207
This is how I talk to my friends too: Bald, ugly, one hell of a guy.
NORMALLY, when one world leader implies that another is bald and ugly, it would be safe to assume they do not get on so well.
Unless those leaders happen to be the US President, George Bush, and the Prime Minister, John Howard.
The feting of Mr Howard at the White House - a spectacular state welcome, a press conference in the grand East Room, then a gala black-tie dinner in the State Dining Room - cemented him and Mr Bush as the best geopolitical mates since Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.
“Somebody said, ‘You and John Howard appear to be so close, don’t you have any differences?’,” Mr Bush said when asked why they got on so well. “And I said ‘Yes, he doesn’t have any hair’.” Even when Mr Bush tried to be serious about why he so admired Mr Howard, the jokes continued. “He may not be the prettiest person on the block but when he tells you something, you can take it to the bank,” he said.
Frank says: