This proves that George W. Bush is an 11 on the manly scale of absolute gender:
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer Reports: Former president George W. Bush said he was eating souffle at a restaurant with his wife and friends when President Obama called with the Osama bin Laden news.
“I was eating souffle at Rise Restaurant with Laura and two buddies,” Bush said Wednesday at a conference of hedge fund managers in Las Vegas.
“I excused myself and went home to take the call,” he added. “Obama simply said ‘Osama Bin Laden is dead.'”
No word yet on whether that souffle was served with French Freedom Fries. It does may one wonder, though, if the world’s most famous brush-clearer might perhaps partake, from time to time, in some Dijon mustard.
Also, too: arugula!!
Ummm…they don’t have secure cell / sat phones for former Presidents?
What would justify the expense?
Well I assume he has some kind of secure line at home, which is why he had to go back there to take the call. What justifies that expense?
Maybe he just didn’t want Obama to have his cell phone number?
I think it’s reasonable for former presidents to have continuing role, including getting some intelligence reports and having the ability to talk to the current administration on secure lines. But there’s no need to have a mobile capability since former presidents are not part of the formal decision-making process or any part of the chain of command.
Is it really that expensive? I would think with digital voice communications and current encryption standards, it would actually be cheaper to give him a sat phone than to maintain a secure land line.
Aww come on, it was Texas Style souffle. Very different from those made on the Northern Elitist Coast.
Made in Paris, Texas.
“And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint.”