The craziest part of last night's farce goes unnoticed by the mainstream!

QUESTION: Mr. President, why are you and the vice president insisting on appearing together before the 9-11 commission? And, Mr. President, who will we be handing the Iraqi government over to on June 30th?

BUSH: We'll find that out soon. That's what Mr. Brahimi is doing. He's figuring out the nature of the entity we'll be handing sovereignty over.

And, secondly, because the 9-11 commission wants to ask us questions, that's why we're meeting. And I look forward to meeting with them and answering their questions.

QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) I was asking why you're appearing together, rather than separately, which was their request.

BUSH: Because it's a good chance for both of us to answer questions that the 9-11 commission is looking forward to asking us. And I'm looking forward to answering them.

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oh, man. If I could have only found a transcript with all the ums and pauses and worried looks (can anyone post a video link?). He dodged that question not once, but TWICE. And it was a good question: Why ARE they appearing together. Now there's an even bigger question: Why won't Bush tell us why they are appearing together. What is he hiding?

"Look at me! I can barely handle this press conference!! You expect me to answer the questions of lawyers and politicians under oath with any semblemence of competence? I wish Dick were up here right now helping me with your questions!!!"

is that he was too out of the loop and/or loopy to give informative answers.

the more likely answer is that he'd let something far too dangerous to themselves slip out....

And, Mr. President, who will we be handing the Iraqi government over to on June 30th?

BUSH: We'll find that out soon. That's what Mr. Brahimi is doing. He's figuring out the nature of the entity we'll be handing sovereignty over.

Man, oh, man. He's got nothing. He's now expecting the UN to fix everything he broke, yet the UN has stated that they can't do anything until there aren't so many dead people on our televisions.

:shrug:

Maybe a plan will 'pop into his head' before then...

And the August 6 PDB was redacted.

Miller believes that Bush’s problem is deeper than
mere dyslexia, or what he calls Bush’s “West Texas
ebonics.”  It’s deeper, too, than simple ignorance. 
Bush’s problem is that he’s an anti-intellectual, and
thus he plays very well on television.  Although TV is an
excellent advertising medium, it detests reasoned
discourse and instead focuses attention on the visual
and the trivial, such as Ross Perot’s big ears, Al Gore’s
robotic gestures, or any woman’s hair style.  Writes Miller: 
"The networks' journalistic stars go on and on and on
about the politicians' failure or success at pleasing--or at
not displeasing--viewers.  …such interminable yakking
tells us nothing, dwelling on details of bearing, posture,
voice, and makeup, instead of dealing with what anybody
did, said, or failed to say."  Put another way, our TV
culture reduces "all discussion to the level of the taste-
test, wherein 'likeability' is all that counts."

http://www.theemailactivist.org/Dyslexicon.htm

"Well Mr. Reporter, it's Because I'm such a f*ing dumbass, I have a hard time tying my own shoelaces."

Can't think of an excuse or lie to tell.

Can you imagine the poor thing, alone, having to talk to people who aren't reporters? I think he'd poop his pants.

Never in the history of dodges has a dodge been SO blatant and dumb. It was like a David Lynch movie for me.

Ano the fact that no one has mentioned it at all makes me believe that either they're totally bush's minions or -- and I think this is just as likely -- they can't believe it was real. It would wreak havoc with their sense of being or something

Jon Stewart, when he returns, has a PERFECT "moment of Zen".

I got off on this one;

"Wash. Post reporter: Mr. President, why are you appearing before the 9/11 Commission with Vice President Cheney?

Bush: Fuck you. Next question...

WP (persisting): Mr. President, I meant why are you appearing before the 9/11 Commission together, as opposed to separately, as the Commission requested?

Bush (glaring): Seriously, dude -- fuck you. Weren't you listening the first time? Next question..."

Great!!

My perception was, "Why are you and VP Cheney testifying together,"

junior: Cuz we have things to say to the commissioners.

WP (persisting) : Why does it take two of 'ya?

junior: Cuz they want to hear what we have to say!