Was Bush not proud that Gonzales attended the WH T-Ball event?

[sabra]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR2007071701733.html?hpid=sec-politics

Speaking of Gonzales, old-timers covering the White House often compare its vaunted secrecy to that of the Kremlin in Soviet days, when reporters would try to figure out who was in or who was gulag-bound by noting how far each official stood from the top guy on the podium at Moscow's annual May Day parade.

So President Bush's failure to acknowledge the presence of his attorney general at Sunday's White House Tee Ball game had reporters buzzing.

Bush, in pregame remarks, acknowledged the VIPs there: "I do want to thank John Warner, Senator John Warner, from the great state of Virginia, and his family, for joining us," Bush said. "Proud you're here, Senator. I see Alphonso Jackson and Dirk Kempthorne, of my Cabinet, who have joined us. I'm proud you all are here."

Gonzales, who was listed on the White House info sheet given to reporters, was sitting in button-down shirt and dark sunglasses just behind Jackson and Kempthorne.

Was Bush not "proud" he was there? The Kremlinologists wondered.

[Benhurst]

1. To be fair, Gonzalez is easy to overlook. He may have been

standing behind one of the children.

[ClintonTyree]

2. Comparing the Bush White House to the Kremlin of yore....

I love it. How apropos. :rofl: