PRESIDENT George W. Bush hosts visit by Jordan's King Abdullah II

Alan Peppard
12:00 AM CDT on Monday, April 19, 2010
Last week's Dallas visit by Jordan's King Abdullah IIwas relatively subdued as visits by reigning monarchs go. (Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah set the high water mark a few years ago by renting the entire Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek and installing his own bidet.)

The Jordanian ruler was in town to visit with George W. Bush and, according to the Jordanian Times, he met with Bush family consigliere (and former secretary of state) Jim Baker to discuss attracting foreign investment to Jordan.

His Majesty was traveling without his wife, the beautiful and glamorous Queen Rania. On Thursday, he checked into the Four Seasons Hotel & Resort in Irving, accompanied only by a security detail.

But that evening, when he headed into Dallas, a 40-officer police escort joined him.

Dallas was part of a U.S. trip for the king that included last week's Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., followed by a visit to Chicago and then on to Texas.

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Well, one can certainly understand why the King would want to visit with our President Bush after being subjected to the low class, ridiculous circus in D.C.
Hope the President and the King had a good visit.
Thank you for reporting on our wonderful President. He has certainly been busy lately.