Bush to entertain the troops in Baghdad this Christmas

Washington D.C. - Following in the footsteps of such legendary performers as Bob Hope & Weird Al Yankovic, George Bush has announced he'll be teaming up with Andrew Lloyd Webber in a reworking of Alice in Wonderland.

Dressed in a full Mad Hatter Costume the president talked to press in front of some very nervous onlookers: "You know ever since I was a kid I've loved that movie and always kinda identified with the goofy guy at the head of the table, I've been working with Andrew to create this really wacky spaced out character, he says I'm a natural!". After a brief period of questioning he went on to say: "Our troops are used to me dressing up in costumes, one month I'm a sailor the next a soldier, I see this as a natural progression, can't wait to see the look on the faces of the folks when we perform this in Tikrit''.

Webber: "Dubya fits this role like a glove, the only glitch we had was finding a prop teapot that wouldn't upstage him, If it's a success I've already had interest from Michael Brown, he said he'd be more than happy to carry the role on Broadway but we have to see what the response is after our ten venues in Iraq".

The White house press spokesman was not prepared to comment, as the head of gate security divulged: "Boy since he saw George in that hat he's been drinking heavily, I've never seen the guy like this, he's falling apart".