[Burkeman1]

One stat that really troubles me is that Clinton had more press conferences at the same point in his administration than Bush has had. And Clinton- up until Bush- was the worst about appearing before the press!

[arete]

When GW does appear, the press questions and answers are scripted ahead of time. Pretty scary stuff when you can't answer simple questions about the reasons for going to war like, "Where the heck is all that evidence that you were so dead bang sure of?" a few months ago. Instead we get laughable reports of mystery ships, maytag parts in backyards, and now, moving van convoys.

Richard W.