Bush gets his BIG article in Reuters tonight about how he's unleashing his harshest rhetoric yet against the Democrats. Then check out the 4th paragraph: It's all about Mary Carey, the porn star.
President Bush on Tuesday unleashed his harshest criticism yet on Democrats for thwarting his second-term agenda, demanding they put forward ideas of their own or "step aside" and signaling a more aggressive administration strategy of attack.That, my friends, is a messaging DISASTER for the White House. I wouldn't want to be one of Bush's press advisers tomorrow morning.
With approval ratings the lowest of his presidency and critics suggesting he is already losing political clout, Bush blamed "do-nothing" Democrats for holding up an overhaul of Social Security and delaying votes on his nominees to the federal bench and the United Nations.
The assault highlighted administration frustrations over Democratic tactics, and offered a preview of Republican strategy in the run-up to the 2006 mid-term elections.
"On issue after issue, they (the Democrats) stand for nothing except obstruction," Bush said at the annual President's Dinner, a $23 million fund-raiser attended by Republican leaders, party donors, and a blond porn star and former California gubernatorial candidate named Mary Carey.
Again, THIS is why I've been pushing the story. You create enough noise, and it gets coverage, and ends up burning Bush in the butt. (Not that we're the only ones pushing this story, but every little bit helps.)
And God bless the Democratic National Committee:
The Democratic National Committee pointed to Carey's attendance of as evidence of an "anything goes" policy by Republicans.Oh yeah, we also got the sixth paragraph of the Associated Press story on tonight's event. Read my lips: Messaging disaster.
