Yea, I've noticed the ease of some to get weak in knees too. I'd much rather be in Bush's position than Kerry's.
I'm sure there will be a devastating response from Bush on this issue on November 3rd. By then, it will be on page A-3, just below the article that speculates that Wes Clark will be the new Sec of Defense.
If Cheney doesn't issue a strong statement on this by 8 pm PDT, it will miss being included in the lead item on the 10 pm news. This was big deal last night on the local news, and I realized that no one hearing the story had any idea that the weapons were missing at the start of the war, unless they read FR or Drudge. Most people only watch the local news.