Now, here’s to hoping that’s not his last hurrah.

CNN is asking how embarrassing this is. It takes a big man or White House to realize they made a mistake. He deserves credit and, bottom line: This episode will not be one of the headlines from the Bush presidency. Outside of political geeks, no one will remember this. And perhaps it will be that which got the White House back on track for the next three years.

Meanwhile, my demoralization funk has been broken by a sense of sensible relief. Thanks for asking.