GONE COMPLETELY FISHIN'

I'm not much of a fisherman myself, but I couldn't help notice that the high point of America's Compleat Angler was catching a 3.5-kg (7.5 lb) stocked bass in an artificial lake on his instant ranch. Seems like a pretty low high-point for a two-term American presidency, but then I'm too young to remember the Grant administration.

Of course, the guy was only trying to be folksy and down-to-earth, which gives the world quite a bit of insight into his mind and how how it perceives his role as world spokesman for the only remaining superpower. Guess "Mission Accomplished" was undersized and had to be thrown back.

I'm not president of anything, but as the highlights of my past five years I'd name the birth of my three beautiful granddaughters and every single one of their visits here, with my beautiful daughter and her handsome, smart and talented husband.

No fish comes to mind, except maybe the 4-kg bass my son Keech caught in the pond a couple of years ago. His own personal high points are a lot higher than that fish, but then he'd make a better president.

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The actual interview transcript. Excerpt: "The interesting thing about him [George Washington] is that I read three -- three or four books about him last year. Isn't that interesting?"