Bush, Cheney to Receive Crystal Lamps

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON -- President Bush will have to clear space on a couple of White House end tables for the gift commemorating his second inauguration -- a pair of hand-cut, crystal hurricane lamps engraved with a likeness of the nation's mansion.

Created by Lenox Crystal of Lawrenceville, N.J., the 18-inch high lamps, made of pure lead crystal, feature a silver-plated base engraved with Bush's name and the inauguration date. A similar set, with the Capitol etched in the lamps, will be presented to Vice President Dick Cheney.

This is the fifth year that Lenox has been asked to create the inaugural gift, the only gift Bush will receive from the nation.

Design and creation of the gift was coordinated with Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, and his wife, Patricia.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-inauguration-gift,0,7610793.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

The "nation" gives them GIFTS? My suggested placement has nothing to do with end tables.

[Connie_Corleone]

1. Do I get a tax write off for giving them gifts?

[msanthrope]

6. Good idea. I think every american should get this deduction. n/t

[Newsjock]

2. It's so much easier to avoid buying red

... when the companies out themselves so easily.

[Richardo]

3. They should each only get 51% of a hurricane lamp...

...if it's from 'the nation'.

[Benhurst]

4. How I hate those people. No more Lenox in this house. Ever. NT

I'll have to look them up to see what other crap they make.

[davidinalameda]

looks like my Lenox vases are going to Goodwill

it will give me more room for my Blenko pieces

[tnlefty]

5. How about crystal balls instead?

Perhaps planning for unintended consequences would become a little easier.

[booksenkatz]

7. Au contraire, he and Cheney have received MANY OTHER gifts from the nation

How about the gift of the entire fucking treasury, no-bid contracts, never ending war, etc.? And not a single thank you note from the ingrates.

[bluedeminredstate]

9. LOL!

Ingrateful bastards!

[Theres-a]

10. AMEN!

:mad:

[BlueEyedSon]

8. Boycott Lenox. Anyone want to protest in Lawrenceville?