Bush Of The Day

This is just weird.

Which George Am I?

From Terence Hunt(an AP writer I like very much) comes this:

After fiercely defending his Iraq policy across Asia, President Bush abruptly toned down his attack on war critics Sunday and said there was nothing unpatriotic about opposing his strategy.

"People should feel comfortable about expressing their opinions about Iraq," Bush said, three days after agreeing with Vice President Dick Cheney that the critics were "reprehensible."

The president also praised Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., as "a fine man" and a strong supporter of the military despite the congressman's call for troop withdrawal as soon as possible.

Is this a testing of the waters?

More Bush:

"I heard somebody say, `Well, maybe so-and-so is not patriotic because they disagree with my position.' I totally reject that thought," Bush said.

"This is not an issue of who's patriotic and who's not patriotic," he said. "It's an issue of an honest, open debate about the way forward in Iraq."

(more at link)

It's always been part of this White House's policy to welcome dissenting views, thoughtfully review them, and then demonstrating through word and deed that if they can track down the source of these heralded applications of the freedom of speech, honor the person(s) with individualized assistance from one of our more welcomed departments of government. The IRS and FBI being two of their cherished ambassadors of good-will.

Okay, I'm bck now.

Freakin' A?!?! Is W channeling Fred Rogers?

There has been a lot of cross-talk about a schism in the White House - and I'm not referring to W v W - although that's an ongoing concern.

Remember those halcyon days when any criticism of the Bush presidency could be reliably expected to bring a hail of fire and brimstone from the heavens Karl Rove, or maybe Ari Fleischer?

This latest development from that whacky White House must have some nefarious countervail.

Call Bush's newest attempt at faux diplomacy "The Peking Duck."

Be very afraid.