Press conference
When the reporter asked:
"After 9-11, what would your biggest mistake be, would you say, and what lessons have learned from it?"
Bush answered:
"I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it."
And then he mumbled, paused, stared ahead confusedly -- basically, struggled for an answer more than any other question during the evening (not to say that he actually answered any of the questions).
Makes the conspiracy theorist in me wonder: how many questions was he able to prepare for ahead of time?
Another high point:
QUESTION: Mr. President, why are you and the vice president insisting on appearing together before the 9-11 commission? And, Mr. President, who will we be handing the Iraqi government over to on June 30th?
BUSH: We'll find that out soon. That's what Mr. Brahimi is doing. He's figuring out the nature of the entity we'll be handing sovereignty over.
And, secondly, because the 9-11 commission wants to ask us questions, that's why we're meeting. And I look forward to meeting with them and answering their questions.
QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) I was asking why you're appearing together, rather than separately, which was their request.
BUSH: Because it's a good chance for both of us to answer questions that the 9-11 commission is looking forward to asking us. And I'm looking forward to answering them.
"After 9-11, what would your biggest mistake be, would you say, and what lessons have learned from it?"
Bush answered:
"I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it."
And then he mumbled, paused, stared ahead confusedly -- basically, struggled for an answer more than any other question during the evening (not to say that he actually answered any of the questions).
Makes the conspiracy theorist in me wonder: how many questions was he able to prepare for ahead of time?
Another high point:
QUESTION: Mr. President, why are you and the vice president insisting on appearing together before the 9-11 commission? And, Mr. President, who will we be handing the Iraqi government over to on June 30th?
BUSH: We'll find that out soon. That's what Mr. Brahimi is doing. He's figuring out the nature of the entity we'll be handing sovereignty over.
And, secondly, because the 9-11 commission wants to ask us questions, that's why we're meeting. And I look forward to meeting with them and answering their questions.
QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) I was asking why you're appearing together, rather than separately, which was their request.
BUSH: Because it's a good chance for both of us to answer questions that the 9-11 commission is looking forward to asking us. And I'm looking forward to answering them.
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