WASHINGTON(GP) President Bush inaugurated the refurbished White House briefing room on Wednesday, showing off a sparkling upgrade to both the guts and face of the famous space.
"Welcome back to the West Wing," he said to the presidential press corps, assembled in the room for the first time since the massive renovation began 11 months ago. "We missed you _ sort of."
Bush seemed most impressed by the new super-powered cooling system, remarking on an improvement that means "With the touch of a button I can encase a truth seeking uppity reporter in carbonite instantly, just like in Star Wars!”

(above: Carbonite test on Keith Oberman)
The president and his wife, Laura _ who took a personal, active interest in the project _ cut some yellow crime scene tape ribbon to formally open the room. The ceremony was timed for airing on network morning shows, but media attendance was severely limited as they are pretty much not wanted anyway.

(Image of press room door)
During the year- long $25,000,000 project White House reporters occupied temporary quarters across the street, the first time in 105 years it had been based outside the White House grounds. Bush added “we have been much happier without you folks here, and don’t worry about the cost as we are in debt 240 billion dollars anywho!”
Later, White House press secretary Tony Snow holds his first daily briefing (unofficially dubbed ‘Snow Jobs’) in the new room.
But though the room is now back in use and journalists reoccupied their new work quarters behind it 13 days ago, the end of construction still could be a couple of weeks away. The press corps was reminded though putting time tables on a completion of the project would be fruitless, and vain.
The improvements are many, though, to a room that was a tourist's disappointment in real life _ much trashier, smaller and shabbier than it appeared on television.

(Above: Celebrity nick-nack shop owner and hobby designer in the old White House Press Room, Biggie T. It was rumored that he worked closely with Ann Coulter on this so it can be both stylish and deadly. Biggie T was quoted saying, "Ann (Coulter) is so manly IT moved.")
Some of the improvements include:
1. Man eating sharks with lasers attached to their heads have been added to the Roosevelt Pool with trap doors on each of the seats for those nagging when are we bringing the boys home questions.
2. The former hot television lights have been replaced with vaporizing heat rays to put off questions that can not be answered with one syllable words.
3. All computer systems main page are linked to Fox news for research, and word processor programs have been programed to report directly to Dick Cheney’s office.
4. Seats have been installed with 10,000 volts in case reporters decide to use negative comments about The President. For example; Bush Suc---------

(Above: Zappa Fan's White House desk chair)