Sorry , Mr. President, there'll be no groping this time

Although it received little press, the Washington Post did make a footnote that German Chancellor Angela Merkel brought her husband with her on her recent visit to President Bush's Crawford ranch:

Joining Bush, the first lady and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Bushes' Crawford, Tex., ranch this past weekend was Merkel's husband, Joachim Sauer, a chemistry professor at Berlin's Humboldt University. That's a surprise only because Sauer seldom shows up in public by his wife's side and even skipped her inauguration two years ago as Germany's first female chancellor.

In case you forgot the grope heard felt 'round the world:


And here's how they looked at this most recent visit. I mean, I know the truck has a long bench, but could she get any further away from him?