The White House WASHINGTON

"Bush has the reputation of preferring short memos and short presentations by staff." - CNN

Augusl 16, 2004 To: POTUS

Presidential Dai* Bnefing

Cheney sez. "Way to go, Mr. President!"

Mr. President:

Good morning, _

It's a beautiful day in

and you're still

The weather in

with a chance of

Last night you raised

6,200,000

news, the C.l.A. has been

We still haven, found the WMD'S Oh well.

Meanwhile,

nril | are still fightiri.

still isn't talking, and up at the

still say they The current

but still You Everyone thinks we're the

Homeland Security threat advisory is and God bless

and the G. W. Bush foreign-policy doctrine remains

in effect:

ACTION ITEMS: Using the large black crayon in your upper

right-hand drawer. please circle your choice.

has nukes. Response:

(2) In Cuba,

dissing Response.

As you told Woodward, In the end, we're all dead

(3) Lunch:

Finally, today's critical national statistic:

Respectfully submitted.

Your National-Security Team