WASHINGTON — It might be scant reward when so many of their brethren will fall, but two turkeys are heading to Disney World to live out their days in peace.
President Bush pardoned the two birds on Tuesday in the annual tradition that dates back to the Truman administration.
In the Rose Garden ceremony, Bush said the participants in a White House Web poll had picked "May" and "Flower" as the turkeys' names, and in turn ribbed his No. 2.
"They're certainly better than the names the vice president suggested -- which is 'Lunch' and 'Dinner," Bush said. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Gift Baskets
President Bush pardoned the two birds on Tuesday in the annual tradition that dates back to the Truman administration.
In the Rose Garden ceremony, Bush said the participants in a White House Web poll had picked "May" and "Flower" as the turkeys' names, and in turn ribbed his No. 2.
"They're certainly better than the names the vice president suggested -- which is 'Lunch' and 'Dinner," Bush said. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Gift Baskets
