Bush's first 100 days

Sunday, 29 Apr 2001

Poll ratings: 62 per cent (Bill Clinton 55, George Bush Senior 56).

Best photo-op: Return of spy-plane crew.

Wears: Cowboy boots in the White House.

Banned: Jeans in the White House.

Where to head when White House is shot at : The gym.

Where to be found at 3pm on a weekday: The gym.

Political record : Makes Ronald Reagan look socialist.

Bills signed: Seven (Clinton 23, Daddy 18).

News conferences : Five (Clinton 13, Daddy Bush 11).

When to stop work: 5pm (Clinton 2am).

Weekends: Home to Crawford, Texas.

Presidential ambitions: Cold war with Russia; star wars with China; global warming.

American states visited: 26 (Clinton 15, Daddy 16).

Foreign countries visited: Mexico (day trip) and Canada.

Name of 2004 re-election war room: 'The Strategery Department' (really).

Best lines: 'What I'd like to say to anyone who calls me Dick Cheney's puppet is... what is it I'd like to say Dick?'

'Are you from the Chinese press? You speak English better than I do.'

Sunday, 29 Apr 2001

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