In the vein of recent press finger-waggings about Pres. Bush ? whether over taking too much time for vacation (“Bush’s long vacations are more than a curiosity: They play into diametrically opposite arguments about this leadership style”), exercising too danged much (“Bush has an obsession with exercise that borders on the creepy”) or spending too much on gas (“Almost every vehicle Bush uses is custom-made to add security and communications capabilities, and the heavier weight of those guzzlers further drives up gas and jet-fuel costs”) ? comes this piece currently being promoted as a headline on Yahoo! News:
President Bush calls his Prairie Chapel Ranch “a slice of heaven,” a special place where he can ride his mountain bike, fish his man-made pond and clear brush to his heart’s content. But is it really a ranch?
Here’s a clue: The
Secret Service agents now outnumber the cows. … But with a handful of cattle now on the property, some Texans suggest that calling the place a ranch could be considered a stretch.
While the reporter does a good job of getting to the heart of the Great Ranch Definitional Controversy, I can tell that at least one question didn’t occur to him, to wit: Who cares?
(Afterthought: It does seem that Bush is a few heads of cattle short of the current bid for Chelsea Clinton’s hand in holy wedlock.)