Queen Elizabeth is arriving in Washington in a few days. The state dinner at the White House is billed as the social event of Bush’s presidency. George Tenet is not on the guest list. The press is full of stories about whether George Bush will be able to behave as one is supposed to in the presence of the Queen. What nobody seems to worry about is that the Queen might try to pay respect to the manners of her host country and smack George Bush in the face. “Georgie that’s for Iraq.”

The picture on the right is the Queen on her first visit to the U.S. in 1957.

May 5, 2007
For Queen and First Lady, Bush Will Try White Tie

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and JIM RUTENBERG
WASHINGTON, May 4