Trivia (I found this while doing a search for the "daily thread" in ER&D)

[MelissaB]

Ohio governor struggles with scandal

ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS

Associated Press


COLUMBUS, Ohio - What should have been a time of triumph for Ohio's governor after a tepid six years in office has become a nightmare of heavy investment losses for the state and allegations of political favoritism and cover-up.

Republican Gov. Bob Taft, a member of one of America's most distinguished political families, had hoped to spend this spring focusing on his proposal to update Ohio's Depression-era tax system.

Instead, in what is probably the twilight of his career, the 63-year-old Taft is mired in a scandal that started with a questionable state investment in rare coins and has the governor and other Republicans all the way up to President Bush scrambling to give back potentially tainted campaign contributions.

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Taft's great-grandfather was William Howard Taft, the only man to serve as president and chief justice. Yet the 27th president did not even carry his home state when losing re-election in 1912 and today is known as the answer to the trivia question: What president was so fat he could not get out of his bathtub?

:rofl:

More: http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/nation/11967300.htm

[drm604]

1. He actually had a special bathtub installed in the Whitehouse

after getting stuck in the normal one.

Picture

[MelissaB]

2. That's a heckava tub.

Thanks for the visual.