The President always seems to be saying "Surprise, surprise, surprise" to his detractors. The early hand off does seem like a really good idea. Why didn't the brilliant reporters figure this out?
About the only thing I wish the administration had done different would have been to do this one day earlier...then we all would have had the pleasure of watching all the idiots on the Sunday talk shows eat a large portion of "crow" for breakfast...
Could it be that the brilliant reporters are not so brilliant???