I often stress how little George Bush has to do with decision-making at the White House, so I couldn't pass up this glimpse of that reality as Elisabeth Bumiller and Adam Nagourney expressed it in the NY Times—

As Mr. Bush spoke, Vice President Dick Cheney and Karl Rove, the president's senior political adviser, listened on the sidelines, as did Dan Bartlett, the counselor to the president and Mr. Bush's overseer of communications strategy. Their presence underscored how seriously the White House is reacting to the political crisis it faces.

An appearance by Bush is not a sign of much of anything. But Cheney and Rove—now that's serious!

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