Someone explain the logic of him being so on at Concordia College last week (you must read that speech if you have not) and going to the Hill and just agitating more for no good reason. I feared it was a bad omen for today when he seemed so grouchy (understandably) about his energy plan being held up in Congress yesterday. The man is a leader, it’s so frustrating when that is not communicated. John Podhoretz had the right idea–his book remains a must-read for this election–the other day when he wrote that Bush needs to be bold. With all the negative media (I know, I know, “Bush Flopped” doesn’t help, right? But we don’t work for the campaign here.), he needs to rise above, and, in many ways, be himself. He’s a gutsy guy with the right instincts.

That said, I was very down an hour or so ago about all of this–what will happen after the handover, what that will do to Bush in November, hearing Nancy Pelosi in my head…and then…I gave Victor Davis Hanson a good read. Soul food I tell you. He’ll see you tomorrow morning…