The George Bush-Sarah Palin connection

Countdown to Crawford set out to find out how many times President Bush has crossed paths with Alaska's Gov. Sarah Palin, tapped Friday by Republican John McCain to be his vice president.

As near as we can figure out -- and we stand ready to be corrected -- Palin, who was elected governor in 2006, has encountered the president maybe four times.

The first time was at the White House at a state dinner for the nation's governors on Feb. 25, 2007. She and her husband, Todd, attended.

The second time was the next evening, when the president went to the historic Building Museum to attend the Republican Governors Assn. gala dinner. In his remarks, he even mentioned her by name as he welcomed new governors to the fold.

The third time was the Republican Governors Assn. gala this year. And the final occasion was on Aug. 4  when Bush -- en route to Asia and the Olympic Games in Beijing -- stopped at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska to visit with the troops. The governor is pictured here with her husband next to the state's senior senator, Ted Stevens and his wife, just after his indictment for filing false financial disclosure statements.

But surely there must be more path-crossings out there. Sightings anyone?

-- Johanna Neuman

Photo: Gerald Herbert / Associated Press

Comments

[BRENDA]

I'M !!!!! ONE OR MANY OF THOSE 18M. VOTERS THAT VOTED & SUPPORTED
HILLARY CLINTON....

WASN'T PLANING TO VOTE FOR BARACK HUSSEIN ANYWAYS...

MCCAIN NEW VP. CHOICE SARAH PALIN, WILL BE A TREMENDOUS PLUS
TO THE MCCAIN ADMINISTRATION...& TO OUR COUNTRY...SHE WILL BE AN OUTSTANDING VP.....THEY BOTH HAVE MY VOTE COME NOV. 4TH !!!!!!!!!

*****PROUD TO BE AMERICAN******PROUD TO SEE AMERICA IN THE RIGHT TRACK ********

[Laura in Maryland]

You have got to be kidding. This was billed as the Bush Palin connection. Three obligatory functions and greeting a sitting president during a brief visit to the troops in her state. This is all you have, and you try to make it out like some sort of conspiracy.

[erik]

yeah I think I saw her at my sons bake sale last week... You guys havent heard? she makes a mean rice krispe treat... I heard she even sent some to Putin so dont worry about that whole Russian thing over there.. Smoothed over in a second with creamy goodness

[Rachel Malaga]

I'm insulted that McCain thinks hat because he picks a woman, any woman, Hillary supporters are going to vote for him. How dare he?

What makes it worse is that on his first executive decision McCain put politics first, there is no way that Palin is the best choice the GOP has for a VP. More so when we are talking about the eldest presidential candidate, the decision is reckless and sad.

[J Michael]

You can find two nice color shots of Sarah Palin with President George Bush at this year's National Governor's Association Meeting in Washington at:

http://gov.state.ak.us/photos/ap080225019142.jpg
http://www.subnet.nga.org/centennial/Images/GovsPortraitNGA2008Large.jpg

[J Michael]

And, you can see Sarah Palin meeting her friend, Laura Bush in this photo from an archived version of the Palin For Governor website at:

http://web.archive.org/web/20061111002941/www.palinforgovernor.com/aboutSarah.html

[R Benson]

Palin is the side show of this election... Like AGNEW in 1968 he was a relative-nobody that distracted the press and changed the focus from the real issues:

- ECONOMY - JOBS - HOMES

-McCAIN CONTINUING FAILED BUSH POLICY

- US ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

[Rex Tate]

Journalism? Pathetic!!!

[Jess]

I bet Joe Biden has more "contacts" with photos with the current President. Obama also. Obama & Biden must have a conspiracy with Bush.

[Audrey Flowers]

What's the big deal if she knows President Bush or not? It's better for her to know President Bush than to know the criminals associated with Obama. Sarah Palin is a breath of morality and convictions that is highly rear in Washington. If anything, she is too good for the job. Way to go Senator McCain for choosing her. It shows character and a love for the future of this country.

[Audrey M. Flowers]

I just want to make it clear that I'm not the same Audrey Flowers who posted the above blog. Even though the name is the same, the opinion is very different. I am under no terms a supporter of Sarah Palin. I want it known that this Audrey Flowers is a supporter of BARACK OBAMA and BIDEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!