"Dan" wrote:

(snip) At least Bush *attended* the
briefings. (snip)


How do you know that? As far as any of us know, Bush could have been in
bed asleep while his staff attended the briefings. Indeed, we don't even
know for sure his staff attended. They could have sent a part-time secretary
instead. I'm not saying any of that is true, only that we (including you)
don't know.

Stewart