Bush, Cabinet go on road to tout economy efforts

[Nambe]

Knight Ridder Newspapers

Bolstered by good news from Iraq, President Bush hits the road Thursday seeking to boost his standing on the other front that's troubling the country and menacing his political future: the economy.

Bush will visit politically pivotal states to cheer the $350 billion tax cut he signed in May as just the tonic the weak economy needs. He will start with a visit to a Philadelphia plant that's printing $12 billion worth of tax-rebate checks that will be mailed starting Friday to taxpayers with children. He then will travel to an aircraft- parts manufacturing plant in Livonia, Mich., to talk about his efforts to jump-start the economy.

Similar trips will continue for several weeks, and not just by the president. In one campaignlike trip, Treasury Secretary John Snow, Commerce Secretary Donald Evans and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao will take a two-day bus tour later this summer to tout Bush's economic policies in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Like Michigan and Pennsylvania, both states are expected to be closely fought battlegrounds in the 2004 presidential election.

This focus on economics comes as the president faces threats that not only could derail his hope of a landslide re-election, but also could harm his chances of re-election itself. ---

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[DagmarK]

1. And this little sweep of self-promotion

with hidden campaign 2004 objectives will cost the taxpayer how much?

Good lord, George, at least PRETEND like you are actually working for the common good?????????

I am tearing my hair out!!!!!!! arrgghhhh

[jab105]

2. And what an effort it was.....

DOWN THE CRAPPER!

[realFedUp]

3. Summer in DC....getting a little too hot for the Bushies

Scatter like Cheney so local newspapers just print the
good stuff....
Page 67 of the Rove ReSelection Manual.

[dfong63]

4. what are they smoking?

This focus on economics comes as the president faces threats that not only could derail his hope of a landslide re-election, but also could harm his chances of re-election itself.

landslide re-election? Bush*'s current re-elect numbers in the polls have him barely breaking even.

the focus on "economics" comes way too late. even if the unemployment rate miraculously changes course, the newly employed are not going to soon forget their pain or forgive those in charge who failed to do something about it until now.

[revcarol]

5. Protest Shrub and Snow-job in Philly!!

Thread in activism gives COMPLETE details!!

I hope thousands of families that AREN'T GETTING those tax cuts will show up to prtest these frauds on the American people!!

[I AM SPARTACUS]

6. headline inaccurate: Smirko On Road to Collect Bribes & Tribute