That is his telemetry transponder/control interface.
You know, sometimes you gotta think this through. I mean, Bush sometimes shows up at locations TOO soon after he was somewhere else.
That means all of the policy stuff is just a bad translation of Memos and documents and information by the Hensonworks company.
Come on, can't you see the hesitation and jerkyness of unpracticed marionette operations? (though with Wireless versus real wires)
We elected (we termed loosely meaning the USA) a Special Effects Puppet. Lately they haven't been able to rebuild them fast enough... especially when the old ones really CRAP out. The used an oldy but goody on the Debate night, as that was theonly one with a working jaw and flapping ears.