April 14, 2004

The President's Iraq Press Conference

Our Commander-in-Chief gave a solid, well thought out 17 minute speech last night on the war in Iraq. In fact, the clear goals, thought process on why we must stay the course to pursue the first democracy in the Middle East, and the date time goal posts made me feel much better. Unfortunately for the Administration they didn't end it there. During an intense Q&A, Bush had many awkward pauses and rambled continuously under the heat. He seemed like a 3 year old when he pronounced a tough (for him) foreign leader's name with a self-satisfied smirk and emphasis. He seems truly proud of himself that he was able to get the Japanese prime minister's name right. With classic lines such as "They're not happy they're occupied (Iraqis). I wouldn't be happy if I were occupied, either", the President didn't seem very Presidential. Jon Stewart and Saturday Night Live are going to have a field day on this one. At one point during the horrid Q&A, the cameras panned to Karl Rove. He had a stunned, deer in head-lights look on his face. It was like he was thinking, "Why did we let him to Q&A?" Read