WH Press Corps: Out of Questions

From The Extreme-ness:

Today the White House press corps officially ran out of questions to ask Tony Snow:

Q When President Bush made an announcement on mangoes from India, I was with him in India in Hyderabad. And yesterday his dream came true. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns and Susan Schwab, the U.S. Rep, and also Ambassador Ronen Sen, they had a celebration yesterday at the Commerce Department by the U.S.-India Business Council. Mangoes from India arrived, and here is a basket for President Bush, and also for the First Lady mangoes from India. My question is that, what message does mangoes bring, as far as India-U.S. relations are concerned — trade and other issues?

MR. SNOW: I don’t know, it is my first mango-related inquiry. (Laughter.) Goyal, I think what you do see is constantly — India is a very important partner for the United States. You saw the civil nuclear agreement, also agricultural cooperation. India is going to be vital part also in pursuing the Doha Round. So I think it, once again, reflects what we see, which is not only increasing closeness between the two governments, but also increasing interdependency.

And a follow-up question also involving a fruit. Is that a banana in your pocket or are you just enjoying a pocket veto?

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