The Pope's Hat
The Pope is visiting DC and President Bush takes him out for an afternoon on
the Potomac... sailing on the pres. yacht, the Sequoia. They're admiring the
sights when, all of a sudden, the Pope's hat (zucchetto) blows off his head
and out into the water. Secret service guys start to launch a boat, but Bush
waves them off, saying "Wait, wait. I'll take care of this. Don't worry."
Bush then steps off the yacht onto the surface of the water and walks out to
the Holy Father's little hat, bends over and picks it up, then walks back to
the yacht and climbs aboard. He hands the hat to the Pope amid stunned
silence.
The next morning the topic of conversation among Democrats on the Hill,
Hollywood celebrities, and in France, Russia, and Germany is: "Bush Can't
Swim."
