yes, he's angry.
but I'm not sure at who.
Am I to understand this was planned a WEEK ago?
Did the President just tell a reporter that he deliberately LIED to him?
Okay, give me time here. Gotta collect my wits.
Question: You told us last week that Rumsfield would stay on for the rest of your presidency.
Pres. Bush: I didn't want to inject a major policy decision like this in the middle of an election. I gave you that answer to move you onto your next question. I also had not finished talking with Gates.
He's speaking to a dead room of reporters who smell blood. He no longer sounds confident or coherent.