Lunch at the White House Proves No Big Draw: ‘President Bush marked his first 100
days in office with a White House luncheon
today to which all 535 members of
Congress were invited. But only about a
third of them showed up, and the political
parties ended up squabbling over the value
of what had been billed as a bipartisan
outing.’ Dick Armey commented, “A romance has got to be reciprocal. If I were the president, I’d be starting to get courtship fatigue. How
much can you pursue these guys and have them continue to complain that you’re
not pursuing them?” The dessert was described by one guest — a Republican, no less — as “nasty.” Sorry to crow. New York Times