[Vision2020] Bush Proposes Moving Capital to Idaho

[Ron Force]

>From Andy Borowitz:

BUSH PROPOSES MOVING NATION'S CAPITAL TO IDAHO
Move Could Mean Trillions To The Gem State, Business Leaders Say

Idaho, the state which currently gives President George W. Bush his highest
approval rating in the nation, could soon be getting something in return as
the president today proposed moving the nation's capital to Idaho for the
remainder of his second term.

Mr. Bush used a speech in Boise to float the idea of moving the nation's
center of government from Washington, D.C. to The Gem State.

"I'll tell you this," Mr. Bush told the cheering crowd. "I wouldn't mind
going back to Washington so much if Washington were in Idaho."

While some in the audience at first thought Mr. Bush was suffering from a
bout of geographic confusion, he soon made it clear that he was actually
proposing moving the Federal government to Idaho, a decision that could mean
trillions of dollars to the state, business leaders say.

But Dr. Charles Nesvig, professor of political science at the University of
Minnesota, believes that moving the nation's capital from Washington to
Idaho could hold hidden perils for Mr. Bush.

"Right now, Idaho loves Bush, but Bush is almost never there," Dr. Nesvig
said. "There's a possibility that once Bush is in Idaho a whole lot, Idaho
won't like him nearly so much."

But Dr. Nesvig says there could be a silver lining to such a scenario: "Once
President Bush realizes that Idaho is where he has to go to work every day,
he probably won't be there that much, especially in the summer."

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