Assuming the President reads the Washington Post with his morning coffee, he can’t be pleased. This has to be the single worst front page of his presidency. Out of seven stories, here are the five non-local articles on page one (my comments are in italics):

’Guerrilla’ War Acknowledged New Commander Cites Problems

Rumsfeld gets taken out at the knees, Bush gets a invigorated “another Vietnam” storyline

Repeal Of D.C. Gun Ban Urged Hatch Proposes Loosening Limits In Place Since ‘76

Not what Karl Rove wants the debate to be about.

Tenet Says He Didn’t Know About Claim

With sidebars on strained US-British relations and on Bush’s political vulnerability.

Iraq’s Highway of Constant Hazard Attackers Leave Trail of Casualties on Baghdad Airport Road

GOP Attorneys General Asked For Corporate Contributions