12
Turns Out, Bush Didn't Always Wear His Jacket
After Obama is ripped by ex-White House official, HuffPo digs up photos of informal Dubya
By Nick McMaster
|
Posted Feb 6, 09 2:23 PM CST
|
Share
(Newser)
–
After a former White House staffer ripped Barack Obama for being under-dressed in the Oval Office, where President Bush required a suit and tie, the Huffington Post has photos of Bush jacketless in, you guessed it, the Oval Office. “There should be a dress code of respect,” Andrew Card told Inside Edition. “I wish that (Obama) would wear a suit coat and tie.”
Says Anya Strzemien: “Turns out that going casual in the Oval Office is a long, time-honored tradition that pre-dates the Bush administration: JFK did it. Gerald Ford did it. Ronald Reagan did it. Jimmy Carter did it. Clinton did it (a lot).”