What he neglected to mention was that those three Shakespeares that he read were the instruction manuals for his new Shakespeare 250 Prius spinning reel, the Shakespeare WonderPole that Laura bought for him and the really cool Shakespeare Ugly Stik Spincasting Kit that Cheney gave him.

Sorry, Mr. Liar, but anybody who really read Shakespeare would have said "I read "Hamlet", "Taming of the Shrew" and "Macbeth"", not "I read three Shakespeares". (And who are you kidding? When Laura suggested Camus, you know as well as I do that she was referring to Jethro Camus' long-awaited "Anthology of Outhouse Humor-Volume 2", and then only because of the 3 chapters devoted entirely to farts and farting.)

Laura Bush is even dumber than George.

I think the only way Incurious George would have read, as he calls it, "Three Shakespeares" would be if the Classics Illustrated comics were still in print (I loved those things when I was in grade school, by the way).

He only read The Stranger because someone told him it's about KILLING AN ARAB.

As someone who spends time tutoring middle school kids, I see exactly where Laura is taking her husband, through the classics with time off for baseball if he shows some comprehension of the harder material. Three words on the President's new found appreciation of literature, Books On Tape. There's nothing inherently wrong with that approach, but can he pass a pop quiz? Based on his interview with Brian Williams in New Orleans, let's give him the benefit of the doubt and say, not yet.

(Crawford and Washington), and three "Shakespeares"??? What complete bullshit. But as old Bill himself might've put it:

"The man doth compost too much, me thinks."

Yeah, got me three a them Shakespeares. That ol' boy talks so funny I couldn't make out nuthin' he was tryin' ta say. I asked Karl, "hey Karl, whut the hell is this?" An' ol' Karl said, "that there fella was a sixteenth century homosexual." An I said, "wa'll a hope he blowd guys bettern' he writes or he'd never get laid, hyuk, hyuk, hyuk."

Moe Shakespeare, Larry Shakespeare, and Curly Shakespeare. He probably will read Shemp Shakespeare next summer.

He could have read three of Shakespeare's sonnets, after all they're only 14 lines long. But, I imagine that poetry is too sissified for the Boy King, so I guess he's just bullshitting.

...and three Shakespeares and call me in the morning.

I belive books are just sleeping aids for Mr. Bush. He may not even be aware that anyone else regards them differently.

Maybe Bush has some bathroom issues. Hey, that's the only time I have to read!

Hark, what breeze doth set his pantaloons quaking?

It's Sir George, with the wind at his back:

‘A man may break a word with you, sir; and words are but wind; Ay, and break it in your face, so he break it not behind.’ -- The Bard

"Pull my finger, Brian." -- W.

To shame her husband for killing Arabs with no remorse.

How much you wanna bet he listened to "books on CDs" and counted that as reading?

Well, I've got him beat. One summer I read six Nancy Drews!

Seriously, I'd really like to know which "three Shakespeares" Bush read. "Macbeth," perchance? "Hamlet"? Yes, yes, "Hamlet". The Decider could really give the wimpy Dane a few lessons in resolve. (Although the prince might teach George something about Mommy issues.)

Alas, poor Dick! I knew him Karl:

a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy:

he hath borne me on his back a thousand times...

I would bet that if you conducted a poll of any educated group -- say, NPR listeners or people with PhDs in humanities -- not 1% of them would have heard of him and not 0.1% would have read him. Criticize Bush for legitimate reasons. Geesh.

I disagree. That is exactly the way folksy ole' George B. would talk about reading three plays by Shakespeare. He'd make it sound like he had three beers to show what a regular guy he is. Doesn't mean he read 'em, of course. And Rove, with whom he's supposedly in a reading contest, would never dare ask him. Can't you just hear their bragging. Rove: "I read Racine." "Yeah? I read three Shakespeares and they're not even in English!"

It's fascinating that this has emerged after Joe Scarborough's "Is Bush an Idiot?" segment and his very honest opinion that the President is much less coherent and focused than when he started his term--his second term. The President--and his staff--doth protest too much, methinks. Given the ample evidence that he either has

a learning disability or is dyslexic, it's unlikely he read anything at all.

This is off the subject but please take time to listen to Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson's anti-war speech given at a protest in Salt Lake City on Aug. 30. He is one of the few politicians I've heard speak that frankly. It can be found at www.kutv.com.

Yes, but did he understand what he was reading?

I swear I don't believe I have laughed out loud this much for quite some time. ALL of these posts about "His Sorriness's" summer reading were hilarious!!! But, if I had to give a prize, I believe it would have to go to "timbukton" for his Moe, Larry, Curly, and Shemp Shakespeare. My husband loves those guys, can't wait to show these posts to him in the morning. shelja

Anyone with a passing knowledge of French literature...

George read today, or was it yesterday? I can't recall.

Reporters always miss the best opportunities for questions with that guy.

I would have asked curious George what Albert ment by that first statement and then to place it into context with the remainder of the book. Also, I would have asked what he would recommend to Laura or for that matter to the rest of us for "great" summer reading. How about "Catch 22"?

You know how the saying goes: For it's one, two, three Shakespears and your out of the ol'...