The George & Vlad Show

To be honest, I haven't seen it, nor have I looked at a transcript--but I assume C-Span will rerun it tonight. James Wolcott apparently did watch, though, and has a few things to say:

That joint press conference with Bush and Putin--jayzus. I suppose it's healthier for the well-being of the world not to have Bush in his belligerent rooster mode, mouth downturned with determination as he chops the air with his fist and puts the bad guys on notice that he means business, but oy is it embarrassing watching him act like Andy of Mayberry with world leaders, praising Putin as an honest "fella," sorta inviting Chirac to visit the Crawford ranch since he's always "lookin' for a good cowboy," and referring to the members of the press as "a nice bunch of folks."...

Andy? Nah, more like the title of Wolcott's post: Gomer Says Hey.

Wolcott also has some pointed criticism for the press:

Unfortunately, the questions from the reporters present were so rambling and shambling that they didn't penetrate Bush's strawman act and throw him off script. Reporters seem to have forgotten how to ask brief, pointed questions that elude easy deflection; they talk out the clock.

Exactly--and count me as another person sick and tired of listening to reporters drone.