Crawford, Texas falls on hard times

It seems the good folks in Crawford, Texas, site of President Bush's brush clearing, has seen a downturn in the souvenir business, CNN reports.

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... Crawford, the 700-person town where President Bush's ranch is located, has its trinket stores, and they have fallen on hard times, in what some say reflects the president's sinking popularity over the war in Iraq and a daunting influx of anti-war protesters.

Norma Nelson Crow closed her Crawford Country Style store three months ago.

"I feel so strongly about the president that I wanted to continue to support him any way I could," she said. "But I'm distressed about the poll numbers and think it was a combination of things: that and the protesters."

Those damn protesters. Too bad they couldn't have started earlier.