This reminds me of when “Brownie” got a vote of confidence:
THE PRESIDENT: The Attorney General went up and gave a very candid assessment, and answered every question he could possibly answer, honestly answer, in a way that increased my confidence in his ability to do the job.
Huh? Was Mr. Bush watching the same hearings that I saw? Oh, apparently not:
Perino later added that Bush did not watch the testimony but received updates from aides.
That might help explain Mr. Bush’s bizarre comment. I don’t know one could watch Mr. Gonzales claim 70+ times that he couldn’t remember events related to the US attorney firings and think he did a good job. Even GOP senators said he should be fired. But the president seems to be creating his own reality now.
On another matter, it’s interesting that Mr. Bush, citing the Virginia Tech shootings, elected not to tell any jokes at the White House Correspondents Association dinner. I certainly didn’t miss Bush’s comedy, and one can make a solid argument that this decision showed respect to the mourning families. But this sense of respect stands in stark contrast to the 2004 dinner, when Mr. Bush joked about not finding the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. Thirty-three people died at Virginia Tech; thus far 3,332 Americans have died in Iraq.