The White House spin cycle - Hardball with Chris Matthews - MSNBC.com: "The White House spin cycle (David Shuster)I don't know if things are getting better or worse in Iraq.%uFFFD But I do know the Bush administration is now in total panic mode over the erosion of public support for the occupation.%uFFFD%uFFFD How else could one explain the President's bizarre radio address this past Saturday or the even more surreal comments recently from other administration officials? First, the president's radio address:%uFFFD On Saturday President Bush defended the war in Iraq saying, 'We went to war because we were attacked.'%uFFFD Huh?%uFFFD In September 2003, the President himself stated, 'We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September 11th attacks.'%uFFFD%uFFFD (For the record, the 9/11 Commission is on the side of the Sept. 2003 President Bush %u2014 The commission found there was 'no collaborative relationship between Iraq and Al-Qaeda.')"