Speaking informally at a Republican

Having learned to tie, Bush aides say he will now move on to tackle the nation's economic problems, presumably by learning to add and subtract.

fundraising dinner yesterday, Barbara Bush told a group from the Grandmothers of America (GMA) that her son Georgie learned to tie his shoe last weekend.

"Of course, he can't do it every time, but he can do it more times than not," beamed the silver haired Bush to a group of elderly ladies who seemed unsure whether or not the pun was intended. She continued by giving tips on how to teach shoe tying.

"We colored each side of the lace a different color so he wouldn't get confused with 'right' and 'left'," said Mrs. Bush. "We also taught him some rhymes for remembering the movements. We taught him,

An Indian made a teepee
Come inside
Close it tight so we can hide
Over the mountain
And around we go
Here's my arrow
And here's my bow!

"But he started to cry because he became very frightened that if he got caught singing favorably about Indians that [Pakistani] President Musharraf would get angry and knock down more buildings. It was soooo cute. Once we got him calmed down, we taught him the bunny ear thing instead."

Mrs. Bush then proudly stated that the Presidents Bush would be attending the annual "Father/Son Foreign Policy Seminar" at Stanford University next weekend.