Bush denies he lives in a 'bubble'

AFP | December 13 2005

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Embattled US President George W. Bush denied that living in the White House "bubble" of security, policy advisers and political strategists had left him out of touch.

"I feel like I'm getting some really good advice from very capable people and that people from all walks of life inform me and inform those who advise me," he said. "I feel very comfortable that I'm very aware of what's going on."

The president's comments came in an Oval Office interview with NBC television, which put part of the exchange on its nightly anchor's Web log, http://dailynightly.msnbc.com.

Bush had been asked about an article in Newsweek magazine that says he is isolated and features a drawing of Bush in a giant bubble -- the traditional term for the layers of aides between a US president and the US public.

"I don't feel in a bubble. You feel in a bubble in the sense I can't go walking out the front gate and go shopping like I'd love to do for my wife -- although I may, and I'm not going to tell you what I'm going to buy her," said Bush.

"I just talked to the president-elect of Honduras. A lot of my job is foreign policy. And I spend an enormous amount of time with leaders from other countries, and they come right here in the Oval Office and tell me what's on their mind. And I tell them what's on my mind," he said.

Asked whether he read weekly news magazines, Bush replied: "I really don't."

"I'm interested in the news, I'm not all that interested in the opinions," said the president.

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