China will spend three days marking the moment when tens of thousands died in a devastating earthquake, while hope of finding more trapped survivors dwindled Sunday, and preventing hunger and disease became even more pressing.

In a magnanimous gesture, President Bush announced on Air Force One, returning from his Middle East trip, that he would honor the memories of those lost by not eating Chinese food.

"Eating egg foo yung or fried won tons during the three-day mourning period for the over 50,000 fatalities suffered in the 7.6 shaker would send the wrong message," said the obviously touched, misty-eyed Commander-in-Chief.

Spokesperson Dana Perino said that those who believe the president doesn't understand the dissimilarity between the extent of the Chinese tragedy and his food exclusion, "just doesn't appreciate the president's fondness for MSG."

Asked about what actions he might take to commiserate with devastation and hundred thousand lives lost due to the Myanmar cyclone, Perino said that the president is, "deeply saddened by those events, and as soon as he finds out what food they eat, he will stop eating it."

Award-winning TV writer, Steve Young, is author of Great Failures of the Extremely Successful (www.greatfailure.com)

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