[Unknown Freeper]

Please don't let him let Helen speak if she is there.

[Dog]

We are going to use 1441 to launch...not the second resolution..

[kassie]

I think it's past Helen's bed time.

[Otta B Sleepin]

Please don't let him let Helen speak if she is there.

Maybe he'll ignore her......he's determined to protect the American people, you know.

[swheats]

Haven't seen the old shrew yet. Is she in the House?

[Carolinamom]

In the long shot, I did not see Helen on the front row or even elsewhere.

Imagine the heavy load Bush is carrying, recognizing that his word to start this war will inevitably result in some deaths of our forces and theirs...he also said he'd been on the phone a lot...and it's no wonder that his voice is subdued. This is no time for bantering, and Bush knows what is appropriate. His gravity, you'll notice, also sets the tone for the reporters' questions as well.