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02-24-2005, 05:24 PM
Bush turns to a familiar face, but it wasn't
The Washington Post
Published February 22, 2005
WASHINGTON -- Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales has been out of the White House for less than a month, and already it appears the president has forgotten what he looks like.
At Friday's White House bill signing, Bush beckoned to a Hispanic man in the front row and said, "I welcome our new attorney general." But the man in the front row was Hector Barreto of the Small Business Administration. Realizing something was amiss, Bush turned around and noticed the former White House counsel standing on the stage behind him.
"Oh, right there," he said. "How quickly they forget in Washington. Al Gonzales. Proud you're up here, Al."
Bush then turned back to Barreto and introduced him.
The Washington Post
Published February 22, 2005
WASHINGTON -- Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales has been out of the White House for less than a month, and already it appears the president has forgotten what he looks like.
At Friday's White House bill signing, Bush beckoned to a Hispanic man in the front row and said, "I welcome our new attorney general." But the man in the front row was Hector Barreto of the Small Business Administration. Realizing something was amiss, Bush turned around and noticed the former White House counsel standing on the stage behind him.
"Oh, right there," he said. "How quickly they forget in Washington. Al Gonzales. Proud you're up here, Al."
Bush then turned back to Barreto and introduced him.