The poor old guy. If only George had been around to grab him by the jacket.

Surely he's just deep in thought!

I'm surprised he nodded out. I thought that he'd be anxious to talk to Hu and find out how the Peking Duck hunting is in China.

I thought that he'd be anxious to talk to Hu and find out how the Peking Duck hunting is in China.

he he. i think his aides slipped him a lunesta just to make sure he didn't mistake Hu for a quail and start world war 3.

Zing.

next time you'll see this picture, the bi-line will read:

Vice President found dead.

next time you'll see this picture, the bi-line will read: Vice President found dead...

"...in his favorite chair more than 48 hours after his demise. 'We thought he was snoozing again' admitted one embarrassed aide, who refused to be named. The White House would neither confirm nor deny the death of the VP but sources close to President Bush say a bi-partisan committee is being assembled to investigate and report on the situation." (Man, that's cold. )

(AP WASHINGTON)

The WhiteHouse staff has reported that the man in the chair is not the Vice President, and have also acknowledged that there was never a photograph, nor did the Vice President ever meet anyone or was seen at said location as he is/was in an undisclosed location that can not be confirmed or denied by undisclosed sources close to the President.

If kore7's theory wasn't true (and it could be, of course), perhaps
another possibility would be Dick checking out clipmarks, the beauty of China
in particular and then dozing off thinking about hunting there, while
in the background there's the foreign language that he doesn't speak.

Of
course any Bush haters in the audience - you better pray that George
remains well, or you're looking at your next 'sleeping prez'...

well,I should say he had good reasons for falling asleep,because all the Chinese leaders talk so slowly it just gets on your nerves listening to them then to the translator.

Is he sleeping or did he accidentally shot himself ?