Unmitigated gall

Dan Froomkin posts this Reuters story which caused me to bite my tongue so my reaction could not be heard by the entire office.

"U.S. President George W. Bush advised Israel's hefty Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday to watch what he eats and get more exercise after wishing him speedy recovery from a mild stroke, Sharon's office said.

" 'I need you to be healthy,' Bush told Sharon in a telephone call after the 77-year-old Israeli leader was released from two days in hospital, Sharon's office said in a statement that translated Bush's remarks into Hebrew.

" 'Watch what you eat, and start getting some exercise and cutting down on the number of work hours,' Bush urged the ex-general, known for his considerable girth and long days on the job. Bush is known for getting early nights.

"Bush said he had grown weary just listening to Sharon once recount the amount of work he did in a day, and that he hoped to see results of a weight loss program when the two leaders next meet -- possibly in February."

That reaction would be, fuck you and the horse you rode in on. What a self-righteous son of a bitch. Surely Sharon's doctors have never given him such sage advice. Little Georgie can loot the treasury, okay the pillaging of the planet, and put the entire world in walking on eggshells mode, but when it comes to personal fitness there's no one so holy.