February 13, 2004 October is Koufax Pledge Drive month

The Texas Soufflé

The President is fond of handing out nicknames. Vladimir Putin is “Pootie-Poot.” Ken Lay is “Kenny Boy.” There are many examples among journalists. George W. Bush needs a nickname too.

Via Corrente I read Glynn Wilson’s George W. Bush's Lost Year in 1972 Alabama. Bush spent part of the year working on the Blount Senate campaign. What sort of an impression did the young George W. Bush make on the fine folks of Alabama?

Wilson reports the following:

Bush also made an impression on the "Blue-Haired Platoon," a group of older Republican Women working for Blount. Behind his back they called him "the Texas soufflé," Archibald said, because he was "all puffed up and full of hot air."

Out of the mouths of matrons comes the perfect description of our 43d President. George W. Bush, you are the “Texas Soufflé.”

Posted by Dwight Meredith at February 13, 2004 11:27 AM | TrackBack
Comments

I dunno, the thing about Bush's nicknames is that they are (like him) very dumbed-down. "Texas Soufflé" seems too, I dunno, high-falutin'. I still think "smirking chimp" fits best.

Posted by: Elayne Riggs at February 13, 2004 01:53 PM

Yet there is a certain irony in applying a french-derived term to the Unilateralist-in-Chief.

Posted by: Kevin Moore at February 13, 2004 03:42 PM

Aren't souffles known for a tendency to fall?

Posted by: Jon H at February 13, 2004 05:07 PM

jon h, let's hope for a cold draught ...

Posted by: laney at February 14, 2004 02:26 AM

MB and I were watching "Four weddings and a funeral" last night, gratis the WE network. The term "meringue" came up several times. White. Sweet. Insubstantial.

Posted by: Eric at February 15, 2004 11:56 AM


texas soufflé sounds fine.

remember, soufflés don't rise twice.

Posted by: Goetz von Berlichingen at February 15, 2004 08:47 PM