The Fish They Be Smelling

J.J. Jackson* | November 2, 2006

Headline: Issaquah bus driver appeals firing for “flipping off” President Bush

The fired bus driver filed a union grievance last month for wrongful termination. She has declined to be identified or interviewed.

Chris Dugovich, a spokesman for the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, said it wants the district to re-evaluate its decision.

“There’s only one individual who saw this and it happens to be the president of the United States,” Dugovich said. “We’re interested in saving her employment.”

But not so fast. Is the union lying about how only George Bush saw this?

According to Issaquah School District officials, the incident happened when a district school bus stopped for the president’s motorcade while returning from a field trip in Seattle.

As the president waved to the school children from his limousine, the bus driver made an obscene gesture, said Sara Niegowski, a spokeswoman for the district.

Bush was in Seattle attending a fundraiser for Congressman Dave Reichert, who was riding in the same limousine.
Reichert campaign officials confirm that Bush told Reichert about the gesture and that the congressman later called Issaquah’s superintendent to let her know about the incident.

But the district had been informed by other staff the same day it happened, Niegowski said. It investigated and found evidence pointing to “unprofessional conduct” from the driver, she said.

Hmmm. Something fishy here. Apparently it wasn’t as the union thugs .. uh … I mean leaders claim after all.

The 43-year-old driver, with the district since 1999, was fired in September. “This incident has to do with the responsibility of an employee who is supervising students to act professionally and serve as a role model for appropriate behavior,” said Issaquah Superintendent Janet Barry. “This was part of a pattern of behavior with this particular bus driver, not an isolated incident.”

No doubt the liberal left will have a field day over this. After all, they’ll probably claim that President Bush made the bus driver flip him off just like he made New Orleans flood. But then again, what do I care about the ravings of moonbats?

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