Did Bush really weed out all Democrats from Thanksgiving

dinner appearance?

I seem to recall articles from the time, three weeks ago now, that you had to be specially screened to like Bush. Is this still believed to be the case?

Is he still a divider, not a uniter? Did he divide out all who didn't worship them before serving them a fake dinner he didn't eat and getting his photo taken?

According to the article in the Washington Post on this subject, which paraphrased a story from the military newspaper Stars & Stripes, the soldiers were screened by the "chain of command". It seems that I recall the article stating that the determining factor as to who was admitted and who was not, involved the level of security clearance of the soldiers. Those who were deemed a security risk were turned away. I can't imagine why the U.S. military would deem certain U.S. soldiers a security risk, especially ones over there in Iraq putting their own lives on the line on a daily basis for months. We'll probably never know the exact criteria used in screening those who were considered a higher risk to the President than others, but any reasonable person would suppose that political affiliation or previously overheard statements against Bush would be the number one factor. I also assume that no U.S. soldiers of Muslim faith would be allowed near Bush.

Though, it may not be so much about being Democrats as hating Bush.