Why can’t our public officials be funny all the time?
On Thursday evening, the Bushes were joined by Schwarzenegger inside a hangar decorated with large U.S. and California flags.
“It’s fantastic to be with all of you here tonight to salute our great president, George W. Bush,” Schwarzenegger said in his brief introductory remarks. “I just want you to know, President Bush, how hard I’ve been working for you here in California.
“I’ve been organizing Republicans for Bush-Cheney. I’ve been organizing Austrian former bodybuilders for Bush-Cheney. I’ve been organizing girlie men for Bush-Cheney.”
The crowd roared its approval particularly to the final line, a reference to the governor’s recent slam on the California Legislature, whose failure to pass a budget he attributed to the presence of “girlie men.”
Bush reprised his joke from the first time he met Schwarzenegger. “The governor and I have a lot in common. We both married above ourselves,” Bush said. “We both have trouble with the English language. We both have big biceps. Well, two out of three ain’t bad.”
