In Wed. Speech, Bush once again battles the wily strawman

Bush: My plan is better than my characterization of another plan.

The president’s advisers are also mindful of polls showing that while the public wants the situation to improve in Iraq, it does not necessarily favor immediate withdrawal.

“They’re going to cast it as a choice between withdrawal and surge,” said one Republican strategist close to the White House. “The public is not for immediate withdrawal or even a quick withdrawal, but they’re not for the status quo. I think they feel as if the public is more likely to support the president’s position, which is putting a stake in the ground in Iraq and saying were going to try to win.”

Also, notice the construction of the spin effort.

Mr. Bush’s aides are planning a highly orchestrated introduction of the plan. Before Wednesday night’s speech, which is expected to last about 25 minutes, reporters will receive briefings from senior administration officials, and leading members of Congress will be notified of the president’s intentions.

The "aides" will brief so close to the speech that there will be no time for press questions or analysis forcing the White House's language and structure to appear in the "analysis" before and after the speech.

(Are they releasing a document of some type?)