As many of you know, President Bush journeyed to Iraq this last week to visit the soldiers near the Baghdad airport. Many have commented on the fairly transparent political goal of this visit. Deseret_Vet, writing at Democratic Underground, commented on this.
"Will this guy ever run out of shameless publicity stunts? Just when we thought his phony (and premature) aircraft carrier "victory" gig was the creme de la creme of gaudy overacting, he pulls this Baghdad stunt. After having consumed my fill of Thanksgiving goodies, I have to see this on TV? That doesn't bode well for healthy digestion.
This is the same president who feels absolutely no obligation to attend even one burial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetary. This is the same president who can't even get to Dover Air Force Base to pay respects to the casualties as their coffins arrive home. But he can make it all the way to Baghdad for a two-hour photo-op!"
It is a little frustrating that this will make a great story. I'm sure we'll see a Time or Newsweek story giving the inside story on President Bush's heroic trip to Iraq. I'm sure it will contain this phrase or some variation on it. "There are people who will say this trip was made for the basest of political motivations, but nothing could be further from the truth."
What's that line about if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck?
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