And speaking of war...

Thousands dead. Tens of thousands wounded, probably disabled in some capacity for life. Yes, Hussein is gone, but it looks like he'll be replaced by an Islamic-based government, not the democracy that was so highly touted.

There's a woman, a mother, one of many who have already lost a loved one in this ill-considered venture to the Middle East. She's camped outside your ranch, where you're taking a 5-week vacation. She wants to talk to you, ask you why her son died, why all the men and women are dying and what it's all for. You refuse.

In what rational world is your response to the question of why you won't talk to her, why a Little League game and a bike ride are more important, this:

'I think the people want the president to be in a position to make good, crisp decisions and to stay healthy. And part of my being is to be outside exercising.'

(Move over Alice. Whole country comin' through.)