Bush does war in between fundraising and rodeo shows. What a multitasker!
Verbatim from White House Press Office on Monday:
MR. DUFFY: This is a statement by the President on Iraq. That's what you most want, right? Okay. This is a statement by the President. And if I can't read it, you guys won't get it. So I need to be able to see this.
"I congratulate the Iraqi Governing Council and the Iraqi people on completing the Transitional Administrative Law for Iraq. This document is an important step toward the establishment of a sovereign government on June 30th. It lays the foundation for democratic elections and for a new constitution, which will be written by an elected Iraqi assembly, and approved by the Iraqi people.
"This law provides a framework for continued cooperation among Iraq, members of the international coalition and the United Nations as the Iraqi people make progress towards democracy. And it provides the essential freedoms and rights to all Iraqis, regardless of gender, religion, or ethnic origin, including freedom of religion, freedom of speech and assembly, the right to a fair trial, and the right to choose their own representative.
"The adoption of this law marks an historic milestone in the Iraqi people's long journey from tyranny and violence to liberty and peace. While difficult work remains to establish democracy in Iraq, today's signing is a critical step in that direction."
As far as the schedule -- I don't know if you want some stuff on the Houston livestock show. It's one of the world's largest events of its kind. It draws the top contestants in each event to compete in the world's richest regular season rodeo.
When the President gets there -- before the livestock show, rather, he's got the Bush-Cheney fundraiser -- sorry. Then on to the livestock show. Upon his arrival, he will greet the 2003 Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association champions. The PRCA is the most highly recognized rodeo organization in the country. More than 23 million fans attend PRCA rodeos each year, making rodeo the seventh highest attended sporting event in the country. And when he's there he will review the cattle, take a tour of the event, and will go to one of the venders."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/03/20040308-1.html
You can be sure that in that speech at the fundraiser, he blamed his bad economy on his own "march to war", and then boasted of all the jobs he had seen at the rodeo.