Bush in Baghdad [Eleanor Clift on anti-depressants]

MSNBC ^ | November 28, 2003 | Eleanor Clift (a.k.a. Hillary's Monica)

[nwrep]

George W. Bush's daring secret trip into the heart of Baghdad was such a triumph of political choreography that it left Democratic strategists gasping for mercy. Senator John Kerry had just begun airing a television spot in Iowa mocking Bush's swaggering "Mission Accomplished" photo op of May 1. Bush's genuinely emotional thanking of the troops on Thanksgiving Day wipes away that earlier image, and makes it harder to belittle the president's commitment to Iraq.

BUSH'S TRIP TO the front had all the trappings of a James Bond movie as Air Force One, its windows shuttered and the press corps outfitted in bullet-proof vests, landed at the Baghdad airport under cover of darkness. Americans getting ready for a day of feasting and football were let in on the news only after the president was safely back in the air en route to Texas.

The element of surprise gave the trip an added boost, and coming as it did on the heels of Congress passing prescription drug coverage for seniors, the outlines of Bush's election strategy are coming into focus.

[nwrep]

PING

[Defender2]

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[Dog]

This trip has got the media in a real tizzy.

Miss Marple this is the flight suit x 10......haha!

[pabianice]

"BUSH'S TRIP TO the front had all the trappings of a James Bond movie as Air Force One, its windows shuttered and the press corps outfitted in bullet-proof vests, landed at the Baghdad airport under cover of darkness. "

Gosh. I didn't know that was "James Bond" stuff. Every time we completed a night mission in Vietnam and returned ashore, we also landed ship darkened to make it harder for the bad guys to shoot us. Eleanor, you're an imbecile and the perfect Liberal columnist.

[FixitGuy]

"BUSH'S TRIP TO the front had all the trappings of a James Bond movie as Air Force One, its windows shuttered....."

Betcha Air Force One would be more aerodynamic without the shutters. Dumb writing Eleanor!

[SquirrelKing]

Makes the so-called "sam video" at the Baghdad airport look pretty stupid.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

These people truly don't get it.

They think EVERY possible action that ANY political leader could POSSIBLY take is ALL about gaining political advantage.

[Paul Atreides]

Americans getting ready for a day of feasting and football were let in on the news only after the president was safely back in the air en route to Texas.

Reading between the lines: "Waaaaaaaahhhh! We didn't get to give the Iraqis advanced warning that he was coming."

[Paul Atreides]

Of course; they are the Kennedy/Clinton worshippers.

[nicmarlo]

This trip couldn't have come out better had it been written in fiction! : )

[Ramius]

They think EVERY possible action that ANY political leader could POSSIBLY take is ALL about gaining political advantage.

That's because for democrats, that's all any of this is about.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Bush's genuinely emotional thanking of the troops on Thanksgiving Day wipes away that earlier image, and makes it harder to belittle the president's commitment to Iraq.

OMG..this from Eleanor Clift?!

[Trust but Verify]

My democrat fatrher-in-law is skeptical about the drug plan and fearful, like most of us, that corporations will eliminate drug coverage from their retirement packages. But he also said, "This doesn't go into effect for a couple of years, and by then, Bush will get it fixed." This is what I beleive as well.

[Pukin Dog]

NFO? RIO?

[Paul Atreides]

and makes it harder to belittle the president's commitment to Iraq.

But, don't think that Eleanor won't give it her all.

[coder2]

You didn't read the rest of the article...

This woman is a pure bit## !!!

[SwinneySwitch]

"...Bush's swaggering "Mission Accomplished" photo op of May 1."

Swillanor!

[tbpiper]

Makes the so-called "sam video" at the Baghdad airport look pretty stupid.

Finally saw a brief clip. I'm pretty sure the producer was an Ed Wood fan.

[tbpiper]

After weeks of bad news from Iraq, culminating in the humiliation of rocket launchers fired at U.S. targets from a donkey cart

Humiliation? Just who is it that's been reduced to using donkey carts?