Shouldn't He be Riding a Short Bus?

The "rangers" and "pioneers" engage in a little shrub worshipping:

Some 230 people attended the fund-raiser at Stan and Kathy Hickey's Broken Spoke Ranch, a 478-acre spread next to Bush's ranch. All have contributed at least $25,000 to the RNC, and many are "rangers," an honorary campaign title bestowed on those who raised $200,000 or more for Bush, or "pioneers," those who have raised $100,000 or more.

The fundraiser collected more than $2 million dollars for a cashed-strapped organization known as the Rethuglican National Committee...

Bush rode over in a chauffered black Suburban (EPA ratings average out for the various flavors of this SUV at about 15 m.p.g.):

From the window of his limousine, President Bush got a motorcade view of more than 100 anti-war protesters camped outside his ranch as he rode to a political fund-raiser today near his spread. Bush did not stop.

Law enforcement agencies used their cars to block two intersecting roads, where the demonstrators have camped out all week, and required them to stand behind yellow tape. They were not asked to leave their makeshift campsite.

Cindy Sheehan, a California mother leading the protesters, held a sign that read: "Why do you make time for donors and not for me?"

Welcome to the "new" USA...land of portable Green Zones.