Tuesday, July 22, 2008
News 'Private, rush-hour fundraiser'
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 5:22 PM
I admire the craft in the following sentence by AJC political writer Jim Galloway describing Bush's visit to Atlanta today.
Galloway's doesn't literally editorialize, but his choice of words makes it crystal clear that the visit will inconvenience thousands of local working commuters to the benefit of no one except a far-away political candidate and his deep-pocketed benefactors.
Traffic along I-75 will likely suffer late this afternoon, as President Bush arrives in Atlanta for a private, rush-hour fund-raiser in Buckhead to benefit a middle Georgia congressional candidate.
I grew up outside of D.C. and have been caught in a few motorcade traffic jams. I can recall being stuck in my car in Georgetown in 1995 or so, desperate to drive anywhere with a bathroom, but unable to budge because President Clinton was nearby.
I didn't wet myself, but I haven't forgotten, Bill.
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I remember looking out of my window while the plane was boarding at Air Force One on the tarmac in Birmingham. My first thought was how impressive that plane really is in person. My second was that I hoped Pres. Clinton wasn't getting a haircut so I wouldn't miss my connection in Atlanta.
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