Bullshit Express Bus Tour

John Kerry recently completed a bus tour through the rust belt. Karl Rove, realizing that his boy has to look populist as well, has decided to have Bush essentially follow behind Kerry on his own bus tour.

Oh, what's this? The bus tour isn't really a bus tour. The bus might be on tour, but Bush is flying:

Tuesday's bus tour, about 60 miles through western Ohio, actually includes two airplane flights - one from Detroit to Toledo and another from Toledo to Dayton. His first two stops - Maumee and Dayton - are in counties Al Gore won in 2000. The last two stops - Lebanon and Cincinnati - are in counties that Bush won easily.

Exchanging Air Force One for an eight-wheeler emblazoned with the slogan “Yes, America can,” is one way to get his face before the voters. Supporters greeted him with campaign signs and stickers on their lapels that said “Viva Bush,” but outside the recreation center, a demonstrator waved a sign that read “End the occupation.”

The crowds and questions seem odd, almost as if the whole thing is stage-managed. In one of the regions hardest hit by job losses, no questions about jobs? John McCain's Straight Talk Express this ain't.

kherr @ 10:45 CDT | link | politics