November 30, 2005

I'm not sure if Santa Clause can fit all of the following under this year's tree, but when the first lady talks about our national strategy in Iraq between two excessively decorated Christmas trees, some part of you just has to rethink this whole thing.

His wife, Laura, said Wednesday that she "absolutely" would like to see an acceptable resolution there.

"We want our troops to be able to come home as soon as they possibly can," said Mrs. Bush during an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America" to give a Christmas tour of the White House.

"It's really remarkable how far they've come," she said, "but I really feel very, very encouraged that we're going to see a very great ending when we see a really free Iraq right in the heart of the Middle East."
[Bush Unveils New Iraq Strategy Document - Washington Post - 11-30-05]

UPDATE 9:16am - Laura is making the rounds this morning. I just saw her on FOX, giving a White House tour and talking about the decorations. Then, all of a sudden, the reporter asked her about Iraq, got the talking point, and went right back to Santy Clause. Did Scott McClellan come up with today's Christmas Tree Offense rollout of the National Strategy For Victory In Iraq all by himself?