Jury Duty!

McLennan County in Texas has called up resident (yes, resident) George W. Bush for jury duty, and in reply Mr. Bush has declined to serve due to prior commitments his busy schedule.

Judge Ralph T. Strother, State District Court Judge, pulled President Bush's name randomly to serve jury duty and expects President Bush to serve at some point. Judge Strother, a Republican judge appointed by then-Governor Bush in 1999, has given President Bush six other dates ranging from January through June 2006 to fulfill his responsibility to serve on the jury.

My advice to Judge Strother: Don't hold your breath.

My advice to George W. Bush: Set an example and serve Jury Duty sometime during your presidency. It would be a great positive aspect to your second term in the office, and I think you'd make it in the recordbooks with this one, too. Maybe everyone will forget about Katrina and Iraq...