I think that's part of the problem here. We're so used to the incessant press attacks on the Admin that we tend to immediately counter them, since just about all of them are groundless - but sometimes there is a basis and we should be careful not to defend just for the sake of defending. Sometimes a few lumps are in order, if anything to knock some sense into the Bush Admin regarding their weak spots.
In this case, I think the White House screwed up in taking so long to release the news - it creates the impression that there was something to hide. Like you said, they don't seem to understand how to manage the press cycle.
But this was a major story - thanks for the kind words.
Seriously, 18 hours OVER A WEEKEND is "so long"?! I was just joking above, but now I really want to know your opinion - if something similar happened at midnight and the press release was released first thing 9:00 a.m., would that be "so long"?
Hi dirtboy - how was this a major story in the overall scheme of things in the world right now? Titillating - yes. Agree? Major story, no. If they were "hiding something" as you suggest - why would the VP send him to a public hospital in a public ambulance? There would have been other methods.