President Bush Has Head Wound

"As you can see, I have an injury myself -- not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a little scratch. As a matter of fact, the colonel asked if I needed first aid when she first saw me. I was able to avoid any major surgical operations here, but thanks for your compassion..."

-- President Bush
At Brooke Army Medical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas
(...where he kidded in a way that again showed his jarring lack of empathy with the amputees from Iraq and Afghanistan.)