Wonkette is dismayed by the president’s attempts to stick an electrical cord into a hybrid car’s fuel tank. Ford President Alan Mulally was in town last week to promote the company’s line of environmentally friendly vehicles. It should have been an easy photo op for Bush, who has voiced support for hybrids in the past. No such luck, Mulally revealed to an audience in New York.

“I just thought, ‘Oh my goodness!’ So, I started walking faster, and the President walked faster and he got to the cord before I did. I violated all the protocols. I touched the President. I grabbed his arm and I moved him up to the front,” Mulally said. “I wanted the president to make sure he plugged into the electricity, not into the hydrogen This is all off the record, right?”

We learned two things from this kerfuffle. First, never touch the president unless he’s in danger of exploding stuff. Second, if Bush wants to borrow your Prius for a couple hours, don’t fork over the keys, or at least show him the difference between an electrical socket and a fuel tank. Hint, the socket is that crazy thing mama always warned you not to stick your fingers into.

Photo by Flickr user Eye Captain.