June 13, 2004

Bush lands - but not forever

Maybe it's just dead president fever over at CNN, but this article puts a morbid spin on the two tandem parachute jumps made by President George H.W. Bush today, noting that "about 60 seconds of free fall were followed by five to eight minutes of gliding onto a landing on a grassy field, near where he plans to be buried." (emphasis mine)

I can almost guarantee that this will replay heavily when this jump - and that quote - become part of "Remembering Bush" week when H.W. shuffles off his mortal coil...
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