I can only hope that none of my friends have secretly taped my conversations with them in hopes that I might some day become President.

Of course, the media is dwelling on the marijuana statement of the now infamous Bush tapes, probably because their guy was ridiculed for claiming he "didn't inhale". Contrast that to then Governor Bush who said, "I wouldn't answer the marijuana questions. You know why? Because I don't want some little kid doing what I tried." I would imagine that most Woodstock-generation parents would take a similar approach to try to set a good role model for their children. Bush also admitted that he wouldn't discriminate against gays.

As for his former friend, the delightfully named Mr. Wead claims that he didn't want the tapes to go public and stir up controversy for his soon to be released book. He apparently had no idea that the New York Times would air such an inflammatory story about President Bush.