BUSH GIVES THANKS AT CAMP DAVID

A gardener on the grounds of Camp David, where the President and Mrs. Bush are spending a quiet Thanksgiving holiday alone, said the President would not sit down for their Thanksgiving meal until his speechwriter arrived. After the writer’s brief visit, the President sat down, bowed his head and read to his wife, "Dear Lord, in our journey across the centuries, from a few tiny settlements to a prosperous and powerful nation, Americans have always been a grateful people. We are grateful for our beautiful land. We are grateful for a harvest big enough to feed us all. We are grateful for our freedom. We are grateful for our families. And we are grateful for life itself. Thank you, lord, for this bountiful feast we are about to receive. Amen." With a sigh, he said, “Phew. I’m grateful my prayer didn’t mention Iraq.”