More Press Idiocy

Here's our imperial president, being fawned over by The Washington Post:

One of the first signs that Bush was already over the summit came Monday night, when he was scheduled to pose for pictures and take a few questions from reporters toward the end of his 20-minute meeting with one of his most vociferous critics at the summit, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The meeting ran late and the media session turned into a handshake and a back pat for Lula. The whole thing lasted less than 20 seconds. Then Bush's staff began shooing the press corps out of the room. The U.S. reporters know that when a staffer shouts "Lights!" that's the cue to scram or else incur the wrath of Bush and his palace guard. The foreign reporters, though, took some cajoling.

"Okay!" various Bushies shouted. "Thank you. Let's go. Back out the same door. Let's go. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Let's go. Thank you. We're moving. Thank you. Sir, we're done! Thank you. Thank you. Let's go, sir -- we're done! Thank you. Let's go."

Read the rest of this pathetic story here. Bush might be a sadsack of shit, but the press is shit without the sack at all.