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Pelosi and House Democrats followed through with their threat on Thursday, voting 224 to 195 to delay consideration of the Colombia pact. The vote will probably end any chance of a decision on the agreement during the remainder of Bush's term.
The Naked Truth About the Vice President
Online blogs and gossip sites were aflutter late last week with speculation that -- gasp! -- a photograph of Cheney released by the White House appeared to show a naked figure, perhaps a woman, reflected in his sunglasses.
Generally, of course, it must be true if it's on the Internet. But alas, not in this case.
The White House -- using top-secret technology available to, well, anyone -- released a blown-up version of the offending reflection, showing it to be a decidedly unsexy vice presidential arm holding a fishing pole.
From Bush, More Personal History
President Bush last week talked about his past drinking problems during a signing ceremony for legislation to provide assistance to ex-convicts. The remarks marked the third time in several months that Bush has made reference to a drinking problem as a young man.
During a visit to a church-run prisoner assistance program in Baltimore on Jan. 29, Bush said "addiction is hard to overcome."
"As you might remember, I drank too much at one time in my life," Bush said during that visit. "I understand faith-based programs. I understand that sometimes you can find the inspiration from a higher power to solve an addiction problem."
Bush has talked over the years about his struggles with alcohol before he quit in 1986, when he woke up with a hangover from celebrating his 40th birthday.
Lovin' Lieberman
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) is no longer a Democrat, and he keeps getting praise from such Republicans as Cheney and presumptive party presidential nominee John McCain (Ariz.).
Now comes word that Lieberman's wife, Hadassah, was named by Bush last week to be a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
Quote of the Week
"Look, you can't have the commander in chief say to a bunch of kids who are sacrificing either 'It's not worth it' or 'You're losing.' I mean, what does that do for morale? . . . And if you look at my remarks, they were balanced. They weren't Pollyannaish."
-- President Bush, in an interview with ABC News, defending his upbeat statements about Iraq in 2006 when he privately thought that "it was failing."
