[NerdDad]

Let's do the math. It's an annual event. No president has missed it since Coolidge. The Iran hostage crisis was 444 days. That would mean that Carter broke his self-imposed isolation to attend this function.

Rambo, this is one of those necessary evils for a president. When he saw serpent-head sitting in the audience, the President had to know he was not among friends. Failing to attend would piss off people who already don't like him. That would become more of a story than any battle in Aftrashistan. He handled them well and refocused the audience on what is happening right at the end of his talk. The tribute paid to the fighting folks by Drew Carey was a nice way to finish the evening. It also helped refocus the audience to the story that is really news--as opposed to the coverage this dinner will no doubt get.

[rambo316]

Nough' Said. But I still think that Bush sholdn't have given a notice to Ozzy Osborne. And again, I never once said that he should not go to the dinner. Never.