From a reader in the UK: “I find it difficult, as well, to be sanguine

about the press conference, especially since he gave the BBC some fodder to

display him as a bumbling fool. On the news last night they played two or

three bits of his prepared remarks before going right to him hemming and

hawing about not being able to come up with something he wished he’d done

differently. He should have known that many outlets were craving footage

just like this. Quite depressing, but not unexpected from the BBC.”

Yes, this is another thing the President and his handlers need to keep in

mind. When he does a speech or a press conference, his enemies — both

foreign and domestic — are going to edit it to make him look as bad as

possible. Moral of the story: Even the bad bits need to be good. Sure

that’s not easy. Who said the Presidency was an easy job?