Whoever it is, that's who Bush called on to ignite
this ridiculous exchange which you can bet Karl Rove set up:
THE PRESIDENT: Stretch. Big Stretch. I'm sorry. (Laughter.)
Q I know you said there will be a time for politics. But you've also said you wanted to change the tone in Washington. Howard Dean recently seemed to muse aloud whether you had advance knowledge of 9/11. Do you agree or disagree with the RNC that this kind of rhetoric borders on political hate speech?
THE PRESIDENT: There's time for politics. There's time for politics, and I -- it's an absurd insinuation.
Q In that case, sir, can I follow up on something unrelated? (Laughter.)