Feb. 22 - President Bush's meetings with European Union leaders made headlines across the Continent today when he suffered what was described as a "sudden, uncontrollable case of the munchies" during a high-level diplomatic gathering in Brussels.
Observers first noticed the onset of the president's severe hunger pangs in the middle of a speech by French President Jacques Chirac, during which Bush whispered to an aide, "Get me some nachos or something. I'm starving."
A few minutes later, the aide returned with a bag of Doritos, which Bush chomped on loudly during the French leader's speech, raising eyebrows among those who attended the meeting.
But Bush's erratic behavior did not stop there, as many in attendance noticed the president "giggling to himself for no apparent reason" at many points during Chirac's address.
Later, during a speech by Javier Solana, the chief foreign policy official for the European Union, Bush, wearing dark sunglasses and an iPod, was heard singing along loudly to a song from Pink Floyd's classic album, "Dark Side of the Moon."
Contacted during his current Asian tour, Bush's father, the former president George H.W. Bush, said that he was "disappointed" to hear of his son's behavior, telling reporters, "His mother and I will have a word with him when he gets home."
Apprised of his father's comments by a journalist in Brussels, President Bush replied, "Oh, great--now he's not going to let me go on spring break."
