All this campaigning might be cutting into Chimpy’s busy August schedule of logging, bike riding, and paying no attention whatsoever while major U.S. cities are destroyed.

President Bush will hold a news conference Friday in Chicago as the White House explores new venues for putting the president before the public.

It will be his first full scale news conference since June 14 in the Rose Garden on his return from a surprise visit to Iraq...

...Bartlett said the Chicago trip was the beginning of occasional presidential trips around the country to learn what's on Americans' minds.

Great, so more hand-picked audiences to salve Bush’s fragile ego.  Mr. Bush, save your jet fuel.  What’s on American’s minds is how many days are left before you’re out of our lives for good.