Bush to call in the old-timers

In a rare move, Bush has invited all living former Secretaries of State and Defense to an Iraq briefing at the White House on Thursday. Confirmed attendees are Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright, with others reported to be wavering. Wonder if Secretary Cohen will show up with a five pound bag of Domino, just for laughs? Ok, sorry for that digression.

It's not hard to imagine several reasons for this, all varying wildly across political lines. Throwing aside the predictable leftist blusterbun, this event.. coming on the heels of Bush's bizarre plea to the Times and Post editors to not print the NSA story..is rather strange.

Lets hope all those huge egos together in the same room can turn out more than just a few self-serving sound bites.

EVENT REPORT 1/5/06
Not much of substance was reported from the event. Laurence Eagleburger quipped, "we're all has-beens anyway", smoking a cigarette in front of the television cameras on the White House driveway. So right now all we have is a photo op. Perhaps we'll never know what transpired, since unlike others these men (and woman) are unlikely to spill any beans.