I think he's helping to make sure Rathergate stays in the news. Right now the CBS implosion has to be helping. It keeps Kerry out of the news and it convinces fence-sitters to question the bad news they've been hearing from the MSM.
If anything, it's diverting attention from Rathergate. The next obvious question is, "Why did they let you take time off? Was that normal?"
Too many rabbitholes to go down. Just let them flounder. They are doing such a good job of it by themselves. They don't need Bush's help.
Exactly right. The balloon almost touched the ground, but we have now batted it up in the air again and there will be another week of media coverage.
Taking more air time away from Kerry.
Even the papers here in the Peoples Republic of Kali have started to present a more balanced view of the President. I think they have decided that he is going to be re-elected and don't want to be seen as being too biased.