The Daily Sandwich

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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

He loves the heat. We'll just have to suffer.

Even though we've seen this "president vacations while hundreds die in agony" story many times, Tim Grieve manages to make it as excruciating as ever.

What happened Tuesday in Crawford, Texas: "What the president loves to do when he's at his ranch is to spend time outdoors," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said. "And I know today that they were maybe going to do some trail building, some bike-trail building that they do out there, so that they can then mountain bike. And I wouldn't be surprised if the president got in some fishing, as well as some time with his wife, Laura, Mrs. Bush, and maybe other family and friends ... And I would expect that [later in the week] there would be some brush cutting to do, although it is 107 degrees, so I don't know how many people are going to be able to stand it. The president, obviously, likes the heat, so maybe everyone else is just going to have to suffer through it."

What happened Tuesday in Iraq: Four suicide bombers drove trucks into Qahataniya, a town 75 miles west of Mosul, and blew themselves up almost simultaneously. The Associated Press reports that at least 200 people were killed and 300 more people were wounded.

UPDATE: The latest report puts the number of people killed in the attacks at "at least 250." For suicide bombers, the public square must be the equivalent of having your own fully-stocked lake of yummy perch.