Say Something Nice About Our Commander in Chief...

One of my grand-kids was entered into this contest to say something nice about our president in the spirit of the holiday. And she came to me because she was stuck.
This is a ten year old kid, mind you!
I told her I would help. That I could name at least five or ten nice things about our president.
And then she said, "like what?..." and I hammered and hawed.
"Okay, I am up to the challenge. Here's my list that we now need to incorporate into this essay which will be presented to the entire school.

"George W. Bush's father was president. That's nice! "
Ah, I'm gaining in confidence and I feel off to a pretty good start. Now, I'm running like a thoroughbread.

"And the president wears a nice suit and a tie to work. That's nice, too. "

"What else, grand-pa?"

"Let me think for a moment, dear. Ah, yes, the president is in pretty good shape by eating sensibly and going to bed early."

"Those things are not such a big deal for a president, grand-pa. What else can we say?"

"Mimi, I have the strange and distinct feeling that you are going to grow up and morph into a lawyer....You don't make it easy do you?"

"Please, grand-pa..."

"Now, I'm starting to develop the sweats; grandaughter has put grandpa on the spot and I am feeling the pressure."

Okay, okay....I got it. President Bush has some nice important friends."

"Grandpa, you promised. I want to know about him; not his friends."

"Okay, sweet pea! Cut ole' grandpa a little slack here, honey...."

"But it's for my paper..."
"Okay, okay....I got it. GWBush has the power to give all of our jobs to poor people in poor countries..."

"Why does that make him nice?"

"Well, he is helping those who need it most?"


"But, grandpa, if he gives them all of our jobs, what will be left for us?"

"Well, you asked how I can describe him using nice...."

"And what does that mean?"

"If he gives away all of our jobs, my legal eagle, it will be one nice kettle of fish."

G-R-A-N-D-P-A, you promised!

Hey, I can't help it; I ran out of all the nice things I could think of saying....however, there is only one other nice thing I can say."

"What's that, grandpa?"

I quit, dear, I am going to have a NICE cold glass of beer!"

Les Aaron