[John Jorsett]

It was a shrewd ops play. The press will say... like yourself, he doesn't know what he's doing...

I guess I'll have to leave it to more strategic thinkers how giving the press the opportunity to portray him as incompetent is a good move.

[cyn]

the press is gonna do what the press is gonna do. as others pointed out above, even if he'd magically flown into the room, they'dda complained.

misunderestimation -- all too easily accomplished.