Bush Family Hosts White House Reporters

President Bush played host to the White House press corps Thursday night for a private off-the-record dinner at his ranch.

The casual affair of fried catfish, potato salad, coleslaw, homemade cheese and chocolate-chip cookies followed a tradition in which Bush and his wife, Laura, have the press covering his annual August vacation out to the their ranch in central Texas as a sort of thank-you.

It just goes to show you what gracious people the President and his wife are, thanking the press corps for a job well done.

If you’re in the White House press corps, keep your eyes open for invites to September’s “Thanks For Not Reporting On My Impeachable Offenses” pancake breakfast, and the annual wintertime “We Appreciate You Acting As A Mouthpiece For Our Talking Points” cookies-and-milk luncheon.

And of course, this spring, the entire press corp is invited back to the ranch for a relaxing afternoon of — what else? — lobbing softballs.