The White House held a press conference to respond to the report issued by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group. They spoke at length on their recommendations in the Hart Senate Office Building Hearing room.
Bush spokesman, Tony Snow responded to a question by NBC’s David Gregory that “The President’s position is not ‘stay the course.’” Think Progress has an excellent timeline of how often the President has used ‘stay the course.’
As public support for Bush and the Iraq War declined, the White House replaced ‘stay the course’ with a new term, attempting to put the Democrats on the defense. In a September 28 campaign appearance in Alabama, Bush said “The party of FDR has now become the party of cut and run.” Media Matters and Raw Story have interesting background on ‘cut and run.’
The initial reaction from the White House is one of denial. Big surprise.
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