We're coming up on the historic one year anniversary of the Iraq war. No, not the beginning of the war, but to the glorious final victory! As Faux news reported, "Bush Says Major Combat in Iraq Over". Yay!
Also noteworthy was the article's unprecedented coverage - not of the speech itself, but of Bush's preparation for it.
An administration source said Bush's speech was mostly written over the past weekend by three chief White House speechwriters. The president made "considerable and good edits," reading the speech aloud and making changes as he went along, in his usual style.
"He goes over this very carefully," the source said.
Once the president's changes were incorporated, Bush practiced the speech.
"Look, Bar...lil' dubya went over it AND practiced it! You get a gold star!"
More fun with hindsight: April 11 marked the one year anniversary of Cheney's comment that the Iraqi people will "greet us as liberators" and shower us with flowers in the streets. The article "Persistent pockets of liberal media resistance" is an entertaining read, as the author bashes anti-war naysayers of the infamous "flowers" phrase. A year later, Iraq is in absolute chaos. (when you read the article, pick out the words she uses to indicate someone is talking: sniffed, sniped, derided, etc. A very professional approach.)