In light of information revealed in late October of 2006, it was later discovered that "stay the course," has never actually been a policy held by President Bush. [1] Stephen made sure to note this in his "Stay the Course," notebook. The Liberal media is to blame for putting forth this lie, just as they are responsible for the myth that Bush said Hussein had WMD, the troops not finding the WMD, the myth that the Iraq war failed, the Iraq war not succeeding, and gingivitis.