We know that our President doesn't read very well. We know that he doesn't spell very well. We know he loves visual aids. But whouda thunk he himself
was a visual aid?
Mary Matalin on
Turkeygate:
White House officials do not deny that they craft elaborate events to showcase Bush, but they maintain that these events are designed to accurately dramatize his policies and to convey qualities about him that are real. 'This was effective, because it captured something about the president that people know is true, that he really cares about the soldiers and gets emotional when he sees them,' Mary Matalin, a former administration official, said about the trip to Baghdad...
In my earlier diary entry, I talked about "Runaway Republicans". Well, front and center, we have this year's model, Run'way George. Do notice the way he spins in front of the camera. Flight suit or no, he does love a good photo op. But he's the prop, without a doubt.