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Though the AP packages it very, very gently:

Bush charged up punishing climbs and down steep dirt paths on his high-performance bike Monday, at one point sailing over the handlebars and landing flat on his back.

[H]e rides with abandon. He takes on dangerous sections that would give veterans pause.
(via the San FranciscoChronicle)

Sounds like compulsive risk-taking behavior, to me.

Bush has suffered a few spills. On May 22, he lost traction on a dirt road, scraping his chin, upper lip, nose, right hand and both knees.

But does the story mention that Bush's spokesman claimed the fall was because of recent rains, when it hadn't rained in two weeks? N-o-o-o-o (back)

And now the good part:

Monday's ride brings his entourage past the new office that contractors are close to finishing, a 2,500-square-foot structure with a stone facade and lots of windows where he says he will probably practice his convention speech next month. He slips at first, saying he will practice his inauguration speech there.

A slip, eh? Sounds like trademark arrogance, to me.

A question the SCLM won't ask: "Is the President taking any painkillers for his injuries?"