Good old-fashioned coverup story for a winter night (free reg required): Bush recently spoke in front of a pile of cardboard boxes stamped “Made in China.” Since this image didn’t square with the image his staff wanted to project that day, aides taped over the labels, then:

Bush spoke in front of a printed canvas backdrop of faux cardboard boxes, which featured “Made in America” in large black letters.

‘Twas ever thus.