Bush's War-A-Palooza Stump Speech Tour. THAT should turn it around.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Bush Goes on Offensive To Explain War Strategy
Speeches to Combat Public Pessimism

By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, March 11, 2006; A03

President Bush plans to begin a series of speeches next week again explaining the administration's strategy for winning the war in Iraq, as the White House returns to a familiar tactic to allay growing public pessimism about the war that has helped keep the president's approval rating near its historic low.

After previewing the upcoming speech in his radio address today, the president is scheduled to make remarks on the war at George Washington University on Monday. The appearance, which will be followed weekly by as many as four other speeches, marks the start of the White House's latest effort to convince skeptical Americans that it has a coherent plan for victory as the war nears its third anniversary later this month.

The president hopes to give "better depth, understanding and context for how the strategy in Iraq is unfolding," a senior White House official said of the planned speeches. Vice President Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other Cabinet members will be making speeches on Iraq in advance of the anniversary of the U.S. invasion.

The public relations offensive is being launched amid intense concern in the White House about polls showing that a growing majority of Americans disapprove of Bush's handling of the war and harbor growing doubts about the prospects for success. A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll found that four in five Americans believe that the ongoing sectarian violence in Iraq will mushroom into civil war. Also, more than half of those surveyed believe the United States should begin withdrawing troops from Iraq, the poll found. Meanwhile, the president's approval rating remains at 41 percent, virtually unchanged since January and among the lowest in his presidency.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/10/AR2006031001949_pf.html

[K8-EEE]

1. Yeah!! Just Like It Did For Soc. Security "Private Accounts!"

I LOVE it when he goes on tour, and I hope he gets all the local GOP candidates to do a big smoochy photo op! YEAH!

I can't believe they let him out loose talking, he's such a fraking moron.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. President Pinhead couldn't give "depth, understanding and context"

to a trip to the bathroom.

Good luck with that, George.

[Cassandra]

9. That's not fair!

He could certainly give depth to a trip to the bathroom.

[joanski0]

3. Yea, right. He'll convince me.

We gotta get them there before they come here and get us. Booga, booga, booga, scare, AACCCKKK

[Arkansas Granny]

4. Gee! I hope it goes as well as his tour for Social Security reform.

:sarcasm: (although I doubt I need the tag)

[jean]

5. Let's guess... Stay the course, won't cut and run, freedom's on the march

and we can't fergit, the Eye-raqi's had an E-lec-shun.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

7. Purple fingers and happy freedom-lovin' Eye-rackies EVERYWHERE, Stretch...

I'd love to hear Bush give one of these speeches after a couple of six packs (although, maybe we already HAVE)...

:evilgrin:

[leftchick]

6. what bothers me about this

Is the HUGE waste of taxpayer money yet again for a doomed campaign full of AF1 fueling , cheesy backdrops, security and captive military audiences around the country. We will probably spend a couple of million just this week. :grr:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

8. But he has a duty to put ideas on the table. LOOK...he SAID SO!

:spray:

:evilgrin:

[leftchick]

10. he makes my skin CRAWL!

:puke:

[Fridays Child]

11. Yes. Literally.

Ugh.

[iamahaingttta]

12. Yeah, but it keeps away from D.C.

where he could do some REAL harm!

[TrogL]

13. Hey, it worked last time

so why not do it again.

Reminds me of some of my kids scams to get money out of me. However, after the first couple of times I start asking some really nasty questions. Pity the American populance won't do the same (or the media won't carry them doing it).