Bush jokes at holding Cinco de Mayo party on 4th!

[Zim Hosein]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush joked about hosting the White House Cinco de Mayo party on Wednesday, May 4, saying, "Next year I'm going to have to work on my math."

"The way I see it is mi casa es su casa (my house is your house)," Bush told guests, many of Mexican-American or Hispanic heritage, seated in the Rose Garden at tables decorated in bright pink, blue and green.

"I always look forward to Cinco de Mayo especially because it gives me a chance to practice my Spanish," he said. "My only problem this year is I scheduled the dinner on cuatro de Mayo. Next year, I'm going to have to work on my math."

Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, commemorates the 1862 Battle of Puebla in which Mexican troops defeated invading French forces. It is marked by celebrations in Mexico and the Mexican-American community.

"The United States and Mexico are united by ties of family, faith in God and a deep love for freedom," Bush said.

But there have been tensions between the two countries over Mexico's opposition to the Iraq war and stalled efforts to ease U.S. immigration rules to benefit Mexican workers.

"Mexican-Americans are also strengthening our country with their patriotism and service. Thousands of Mexican-Americans have sacrificed in the armed services for our freedom," Bush said, adding 8,700 men and women born in Mexico were now in the U.S. military.

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Bush jokes at holding Cinco de Mayo party on 4th

 

[CPA]

patiently waiting for all the Bush haters to arrive.

 

[Mik3y]

idiot is as idiot does

 

[Tea Bag]

Originally posted by: CPA
patiently waiting for all the Bush haters to arrive.

I perfer shaven

 

[chowmein]

he sure is a funny guy, i'll give him that. theres are volumes and volumes of books pertaining to the antics of GWB at barnes and nobles. i was not suprised one bit.

 

[SuperTool]

Did he "milk the bull" on cuatro de mayo?

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: CPA
patiently waiting for all the Bush haters to arrive.

Originally posted by: Mik3y
idiot is as idiot does

That didn't take long...

 

[dandruff]

Originally posted by: CPA
patiently waiting for all the Bush haters to arrive.

Well I am here ... Thanks for your patience.

 

[Freejack2]

This belongs in P&N. POLITICS AND NEWS.
I fail to see how this is at all off topic...

 

[sohcrates]

so what we're saying is his speechwriter's are funny?

because as we all know he is simply an empty political figurehead / puppet