Amazing ! I just watched the Prez hold forth in a Rose Garden press conference. He tried to be his usual gracious and optimistic self even jet lagged from his whirlwind trip. I don't know how he did it. The trip was about 30 hrs total, under incredibly streeful conditions on the ground in Iraq. He got back to DC at about 3am, EDT and 6 hrs later he goes before the cameras. The press still stinging from his surprise trip to Big Baghdaddy behaved badly as usual and tried their best to diminish the significance of his trop. LOL. They weren't interested in what he accomplished or why he went to Iraq they asked things about Abu Grahib (sp), troop withdrawls, Karl Rove, yada, yada, yada etc.. One idiot infobabe even asked him if, like John Kerry, his opponent in 2004, he sees a parallel with Vietnam. (Yes, she actually said JK/opponent etc) Sheesh. LORDHAVEMERCY ! He was most emphatic in his answer to that fool. Finally, he told them in no uncertain terms that if anyone, here or abroad, thinks he will make decisions under political pressure they were just flat wrong. LOL. I loved it. Chief Two Stones has spoken !