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President Bush seems to have been restricting his public appearances lately to fundraisers and military audiences - people who aren't likely to complain and people who can be ordered not to. But it looks like his welcome may be wearing thin even there....

Bush Salutes War-Weary Army Division : "The division's fatigue appeared evident in the response to the president's remarks. Bush's speeches at military bases are commonly interrupted repeatedly by sustained and frequent cheers. On Friday, while Bush got an enthusiastic Army 'hoo-ah' shout when he began and a standing ovation at the end, most of the rest of his speech was greeted with polite applause.

Pvt. Kenneth Henry, 21, a radar operator with a field artillery unit, said the response was muted by the pervasive knowledge among the soldiers and their families that they will likely have to return to Iraq soon.

'How could you make these people feel better when you just said you're putting $87 billion into sending them back?' Henry asked."

Good luck, Pvt. Henry. Hope you make it back from your next tour. And just for the record, I agree with you on this:

"What I heard him say was, 'You went there. You took names. Came home. Now you're going back,' " Henry said. "He likes war. He should go fight in a war for two days and see how he likes it."

Maybe he could bring Rummy and Wolfie along.

Bush also tossed in these gems for good measure:

"Because of our military, catastrophic weapons will no longer be in the hands of a reckless dictator," he said.

and

"We're rolling back the terrorist threat, not on the fringes of its influence but at the heart of its power," Bush said.

Anyone who's been paying attention to events in Iraq and North Korea might take issue with the first of those, and the second appears to be more "mischaracterization" intended to convince people that no, really, there was a link between Saddam and al Qaeda. Who ya gonna believe, me or your lyin' eyes?