WASHINGTON – First Lady Laura Bush yesterday unveiled the White House Christmas decorations starring presidential pets past and present – but Socks and Buddy Clinton got short shrift.
The Clintons’ pets weren’t among the models. Those who were include Bush dogs Barney and Spot, Bush cat India, Caroline Kennedy’s pony Macaroni, and Lyndon Johnson’s beagles.
Socks the cat did appear on a gingerbread house shaped like the White House, but Buddy didn’t even get that.
White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier said he wasn’t dissing the late Buddy, but explained there were “already quite a few dogs.”