Amazing. Simply amazing. In an episode that is the perfect example of what is wrong with this administration, President Bush delivered a speech in St. Louis about his tax package. The problem? Let's go to the article to see why:

Addressing employees at JS Logistics, a trucking and warehouse firm in St. Louis, Bush appealed to Congress to quickly pass his $674 billion tax cut package, including benefits for cash-strapped small businesses, "for the sake of economic vitality and growth."

"There's still uncertainty about the economic future of this country," Bush said. But he added: "I'm confident they (lawmakers) will hear the voices of the people ... to immediately get money in your pockets and into the economy."

Bush delivered his message in front of a fake wall of cardboard boxes stamped "Made in U.S.A." The real boxes, set to Bush's side, had their "Made in China" stamps blotted out.

The White House said it did not intend to cover up the markings on the boxes. "It appears it was an overzealous volunteer. We'll take it up with the appropriate channels," White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said.

An overzealous volunteer? The tax cut package, like the boxes themselves, is merely a sleight-of-hand designed to trick people into thinking that tax relief is on its way. The real tax relief, pushed to the side, benefits the wealthy who own plenty of stocks that aren't in retirement packages. This is far more egregious than the flag-factory episode a few weeks ago.