Wildfires reroute Bush Oregon forest visit (Deschutes County Fairgrounds)

By kgw.com and AP Staff

--- As of late Wednesday, Bush still planned to deliver his forest policy speech -- but the White House Press Office said he will make his remarks instead at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, Ore.

Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, a Democrat, planned to attend the president's forest policy address. But a spokesperson for Kulongoski could not immediately offer any details, including whether or not the governor would support the Bush proposal to increase logging as a means of wildfire prevention. ---

- Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean will be visiting Oregon only a few days after the Bush visit.

The former Vermont governor is to hold a private fund-raiser Sunday in Portland, then attend an outdoor rally at Portland State University. ---

Banish bush From Texas Too

Move along. Nothing to see here.

He is a uniter, not a divider. He has popularity ratings in the 90% range. He is the greatest president ever. He won by the largest margin ever in a presidential race. He is a great man, God bless George Bush and my tax rebate check thing. Maybe they will name an aircraft carrier after him, the USS Simian.