Different Treatment

Tonight, there's a top headline on CNN saying "Thousands Cheer as Bush Mocks Kerry."

First, we've known for a very long time that Bush's handlers vette his audiences. Only those who are "true believers" or cowed into submission get anywhere within camera shot.

Second, imagine the ruckus that would be heard tomorrow if the reverse of this headline appeared. Dean, Kerry, Kucinich, and other crowds have cheered long and hard when Dems mock Bush, but you'd never see that headline and certainly not on CNN.

Third, it's a shame our millionaire president can't afford antiperspirant. The armholes of his blue shirt were sodden. Probably the first time in his life he ever worked up a sweat.