Greensboro, NC -- President Bush focused on the gentler side of his agenda Wednesday, promoting education and cheering up sick children. Less than three weeks to the election, Bush's interest in the country's youngest citizens came during a base-building trip to the Triad. The nation's leader made several stops in the area including a barbecue restaurant, an elementary school and a camp for critically ill children. Bush started his day in the Triad greeting lunchtime diners at Stamey's. There he ate a classic North Carolina lunch of barbecue pork and chicken. His next stop was at Waldo C. Falkener Elementary School. Bush said the school is an example of why No Child Left Behind should be renewed. He said the percentage of third graders reading at grade level increased from 46 percent to 76 percent in four years. Later, Bush visited Victory Junction Gang Camp for critically ill children. He went fishing and repaired a mock-up NASCAR. Bush also posed for pictures with the NASCAR drivers Kyle and Richard Petty, Michael Waltrip and Jimmie Johnson. Bush ended his day at a fundraising dinner for the Republican National Committee at a private residence where no media coverage was allowed.
Bush Spends The Day in The Triad
President Bush took a day off from the politics of national security Wednesday to make appearances around the Triad.
