"These Go To Eleven"

Another gem from last night:

QUESTION: Mr. President, why are you and the vice president insisting on appearing together before the 9-11 commission? And, Mr. President, who will we be handing the Iraqi government over to on June 30th?

BUSH: We'll find that out soon. That's what Mr. Brahimi is doing. He's figuring out the nature of the entity we'll be handing sovereignty over. And, secondly, because the 9-11 commission wants to ask us questions, that's why we're meeting. And I look forward to meeting with them and answering their questions.

QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) I was asking why you're appearing together, rather than separately, which was their request.

BUSH: Because it's a good chance for both of us to answer questions that the 9-11 commission is looking forward to asking us. And I'm looking forward to answering them.

At which point, I ripped the Sioux hat off my head, threw it across the room, and yelled: "ANSWER THE FUCKING QUESTION!!" Ironically, Bush's bumbling way of not-really-answering the above question answered the question as to why Cheney is accompanying him to the 9-11 commission.