President Uses His Oval Office Floor Covering as a Metaphor for Optimism and Leadership "Elizabeth Vargas, the ABC News anchor, was the latest to get the treatment. She went by last week to interview Bush before his trip to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Sure enough, she wasn't in the room but a minute or two before he started telling her about the carpet. "You know an interesting story about the rug?" he asked. "Laura designed the rug." "She did?" Vargas said. "Yeah, she did. Presidents are able to pick their own rugs or design their own rugs." Bush went on: "The interesting thing about this rug and why I like it in here is 'cause I told Laura one thing. I said, 'Look, I can't pick the colors and all that. But make it say 'optimistic person.' ".."Make it say, optimistic person"?...? ...Could you raise your hand again if you ever voted for this fool? Uh, come on now you, you in the back there - the one with the four Bush/Cheney lawn signs.....raise your hand there, little bo peep...
