Not that it would make a stitch of difference

If I were a member of the White House press corps, here are some things I would ask his royal highness:

• You say that setting a date for withdrawal from Iraq sends the message that we're quitters. Are there any circumstances in which you would set a date for withdrawing from a war? Are all wars to be fought to the finish, in your mind?
• If it's your prerogative to hire and fire US Attorneys at will, are you confirming that these are entirely political positions? That hiring or firing US Attys for purely political reasons is quite all right with you?
• How did someone with Monica Goodling's less-than-mediocre legal background get to be the Attorney General's Counsel? Is this OK with you? (These questions aren't really about Monica Goodling, but about Bushie priorities in hiring. But check out the link if you don't already know where she came from--it's worth it.)
  
• What does democracy mean to you?
  

NOTE: I didn't actually listen to today's press conference, and for all I know these questions were asked. I just needed to get them off my chest.