Bush to attend Domenici fundraiser in ABQ

President Bush will visit Albuquerque in late August to attend a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., the Albuquerque Journal is reporting.

Though the White House and Domenici’s campaign would not confirm the visit, the Journal reported that the campaign has been making calls to potential contributors about the visit and plans to mail out invitations soon.

The planned visit comes as Domenici has decided to oppose Bush’s current strategy in Iraq. Domenici is now pushing for a goal of withdrawing all combat troops by March 2008 and implementation of other recommendations of the Iraq Study Group.

Bush wants to wait until a planned review of a controversial troop surge in the fall before deciding whether to shift gears in Iraq.