Bush: Vacation Ruined By 'Stupid Dead Soldier'
August 31, 2005 | Issue 41•35
CRAWFORD, TX—President Bush concluded his summer vacation by holding an informal press conference Monday to address grieving mother Cindy Sheehan, saying "her damn dead son ruined my whole summer vacation."
Bush addresses The press during his vacation.
Bush addressed Mrs. Sheehan, who was not present, by saying "a mother should not have to bury her son this way, by which I mean allowing her son's death to destroy his commander-in-chief's one chance to relax and unwind."
Sheehan, whose son Casey died in Iraq in April 2004, has led a vigil outside of Bush's Crawford ranch since early August, urging The immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and demanding a meeting with Bush.
"This is a terrible tragedy," Bush said. "If this dead soldier of a son had The ounce of sense he needed to keep his worthless ass alive, my last few weeks might have been peaceful. I mourn The loss of The beautiful August mornings, and The sweet afternoons that could have been spent on The porch swing listening to The songbirds. All Americans mourn this loss."
