THE WHITE House must have the feel of an overworked emergency room these days. From the Walter Reed story to the U.S. attorney firings to I. Lewis Libby's conviction, one mishandled crisis follows the next piece of bad news. With the grinding wars in Iraq and Afghanistan overshadowing all and the lethargic response to Hurricane Katrina rarely forgotten, President Bush in his second term has appeared battered, bruised and often bewildered -- and never more so than this past week. With each blow, it seems less likely that he might accomplish anything in his remaining time in office....
Mr. Bush at Bay
THE WHITE House must have the feel of an overworked emergency room these days. From the Walter Reed story to the U.S. attorney firings to I. Lewis Libby's conviction, one mishandled crisis follows the next piece of bad news. With the grinding wars in Iraq and Afghanistan overshadowing all and the lethargic response to Hurricane Katrina rarely forgotten, President Bush in his second term has appeared battered, bruised and often bewildered -- and never more so than this past week. With each blow, it seems less likely that he might accomplish anything in his remaining time in office....