To: MSI who wrote (258889 ) 5/27/2002 5:28:52 PM From: Skywatcher Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667 It is so comforting to know that W went to his first museum!.AHAHAHAHHA The L'Hermitage with Putin....and he couldn't LOOK! at one of the most important pieces of art, that being one of Venus! He and Ashcrap are a pitiful pair.....they can't even look at a PAIR without a problem.....Ashcrap has to cover the statue of JUSTICE in his own building.....problem is....he is COVERING UP JUSTICE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY! it's ART YOU DUMMY! From the LATIMES:Bush and Putin have met five times in the last year, each time talking about how they have broken down decades of mistrust between Washington and Moscow by developing a personal relationship. On Saturday, they demonstrated it. They flew separately to St. Petersburg, Putin's native city, but then spent most of the day together--and not in activities at which Bush spends much time at home. With their wives, they passed two hours at the Hermitage museum. Part of the time was spent at lunch, part talking with reporters. Still, they did a power walk through a history of Western art. Entering the room in which Titian's "Venus With a Mirror" is being displayed--and where reporters and photographers were stationed nearby--Bush focused intently elsewhere. He regarded Putin. He made small talk with reporters. But he made no eye contact with the partially nude Venus. Later, in a city that is home to one of the world's most famed ballet companies, the two couples saw a new production of "The Nutcracker" by the company known here as the Maryinsky and in the West as the Kirov. And, taking advantage of the dusky light late in the northern evening as the summer solstice nears, they went for a cruise on the Neva River after the performance. Probably his first Ballet TOO.....Mr Culture....oh yeah...forgot this seasoned traveller was on his....SECOND! trip to EUROPE! pathetic CC