[folly]

What I found interesting was the way he handled the question. quote: Q Mr. President, does the current threat justify the Vice President remaining in an undisclosed location? And even though he's not -- THE PRESIDENT: I just ate breakfast with him. It's no longer undisclosed. (Laughter.) And he looks great. I think my -- was swell, he still looks swell. Why would he mention that Cheney "looks great" and that "he still looks swell." Why wouldn't he look swell? I agree that it wasn't an appropriate time to ask the question, but the question itself wasn't unfounded.

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The problem is with the question: The press is still trying to A) Make it look like Cheney is not involved in the administration ... he's just hanging around basements; B) That there is no reason for the security and reasonable steps to ensure the progression of leadership should something happen to the President; and C) That perhaps the administration is using this situation "national security" to hide the fact that something is terribly wrong with Cheney and that's why he is not being seen.

With a bunch of inane folks in the media there is NO NATIONAL SECURITY.