President Bush posed with his book club after their inaugural meeting yesterday. Never thought I'd see the day, but my Weekly Reader recently reported that, despite his busy schedule fighting terror and education, George W. Bush, our president, has somehow found the time to form a book club. Says White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, "The President realized that if he really wanted to get closer to the American people, he was going to have to take up one of our biggest national pastimes: reading."
According to Highlights for Children, President Bush's book club is highly exclusive, consisting of only five members: The President, three little girls in pink dresses, and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice (not pictured.) Reportedly, the inaugural meeting entailed a discussion of bestselling novel "The Babysitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea, " by renowned author Ann M. Martin. Said President Bush of the novel, "My favorite character was Claudia, because she's a really good dresser--just like me--and she's also a minority which I think is really neat. I love minorities. Just ask Condi." I did, in fact ask Condi, and here's what she had to say, "I have no comment about anything Geo Geo--I mean, the President--may have said, but I did want to point out that the one disconcerting part of the book for me was that there was no apostrophe in "Babysitters. Please don't mention that to Georgie--I mean, the President. He just loved the book so much and I'd hate to put a damper on that."
Due to Homeland Security precautions, questions about the next selection for the President's book club were repeatedly denied by White House staffers, however, one unnamed source did share a small hint: Two of the words in the title include "God," and "Margaret."
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