Top aides have been working overtime filling President Bush’s requests for his favorite movies to inspire him in his expected battle with the Senate over legislation requiring a withdrawl from Iraq in a year. Bush, a noted movie fan, has been holed up in the Whitehouse theater taking notes from some of Cinema’s classic against-all-hope victories. Here is a sampling of what the Commander-in-Chief has been using to hone his skills for battle (but not actually fighting terrorists himself):

Fist Full of Dollars: an outnumbered Clint Eastwood asks the gunfighters to apologize for insulting his mule before killing them all.
Lesson: Shoot first and try to take as many Democrats down with him. It helps to be a man with nothing to lose, like a President in his final term.

The Dirty Dozen: Lee Marvin beats up John Cassavetes in front of all the convicts.
Lesson: Take the smallest Senator (or bring along Congressman Dennis Kucinich for an example) and kick the snot out of him on the floor, just to show everyone who’s boss.

48 Hours: Convict Eddie Murphy pretends to be a cop to get information from a hostile crowd in a country bar.
Lesson: If Bush behaves like he knows what he’s talking about, and shouts enough, he might just get away with it.

Armageddon: Bruce Willis inspires his riggers to volunteer for the suicide mission, “The United States government just asked us to save the world. Anybody wanna say no?"
Lesson: Wrap yourself in the flag. It worked before, it just might work one last time.

Sands of Iwo Jima: Everything
Lesson: John Wayne. Need we say more.

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