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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dan B. who wrote (458046)	9/13/2003 2:27:15 AM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

I am not in the business of making things up or abiding people who do for the purpose of instigating war. You deal with propaganda -- I deal with facts. No WMDs in Iraq. No self-defense. No threat.

To: Dan B. who wrote (458046)	9/13/2003 3:18:38 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

BUSH BACKERS BACKING AWAY FROM A FOOL: Bush shredding friends at a frantic clip. Folly and hubris taking a toll on the First Cowboy... truthout.org Bush Backers Fear Iraq's Political Effect By Dana Milbank The Washington Post Wednesday 10 September 2003 President Tours Fla. for Fundraisers JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - As President Bush took a fundraising spin today through this famous electoral battleground state, his supporters here voiced worry that troubles in Iraq have hurt his political standing. In the two days since he asked to double the amount of money being spent to pacify Iraq, Bush has sought to return to his normal routine, giving a pair of education speeches and speaking at three fundraisers Monday and today. But those Republican faithful attending Bush's fundraisers, while still confident of his reelection next year, said they had grown anxious about Iraq. "This aftermath in Iraq is going to be tougher than we thought it was," said John Ellis, a real estate investor at a fundraiser here. Ellis also said he worried that Bush could "get blamed for the economic problems." Bush has not taken a question from reporters since Aug. 22. In those 18 days, escalating attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq led the administration to request another $87 billion and to reconsider its resistance to a United Nations force. Bush's Middle East peace plan has been tossed aside with the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and a resumption of killings, including two suicide bombings in Israel today. Meanwhile, reports have shown the economy losing jobs and the 2004 federal deficit approaching $600 billion. Bush aides said they are not worried about his standing. They said he is not purposefully avoiding difficult subjects, pointing out that the education events were scheduled before Sunday's Iraq speech and that Bush is likely to take questions from reporters as soon as Wednesday. And they argued that this is a natural trough. "If you look at the last three years, August always is a time when the coverage goes down," a senior aide said. Polls indicate Bush has returned to the popularity he had before Sept. 11, 2001. In an ABC News survey released yesterday, 56 percent said they approved of the job Bush was doing, but the number saying the Iraq war was worth fighting slipped to 54 percent from 70 percent in late April. ******** Bye Bye Bushistas! Good Riddance!