(From thinkprogress.org)

At this morning's press conference, President Bush joked about Peter Wallsten’s (of the Los Angeles Times) wearing sunglasses while asking his question.

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, Peter. Are you going to ask that question with >shades on?

Q I can take them off.

THE PRESIDENT: I’m interested in the shade look, seriously.

Q All right, I’ll keep it, then.

THE PRESIDENT: For the viewers, there’s no sun. (Laughter.)

Q I guess it depends on your perspective. (Laughter.)

THE PRESIDENT: Touche. (Laughter.)

For what it matters, Wallsten was wearing shades because he is legally blind — a fact that Bush apparently didn’t know, or forgot, about one of the reporters covering him for one of America’s major newspapers.

Just another day in Bush's Bizarroland.

I am sooooo sleeeeeepy. I cannot work! How can I be expected to work when I can't even keep my eyes open?

Also, Happy Anniversary Megan!

ETA: The president calls them "shades"?!? To me "shades" sounds so very late eighties and undignified.

I caught a snippet the press conference this morning when Bush was taking questions and it seemed to me that he was razzing one of the reporters about his tie, but apparently forgot the word "tie" and called it a "scarf" then "that thing around your neck", then said something else sorta strange. I was making the kids' breakfast at the time so I didn't really catch it all, but it came across as very strange. Hopefully TDS will pick it up. It was surreal.

ETA:

very late eighties and undignified.

Like he's your grandpa trying to be "hip" and "with it" and failing miserably

What would he have said if the reporter had a cane? And yeah, sounds like the out-of-touch cokehead frat boy he was, all right.

'Least he didn't call him four-eyes.

Poindexter. Or make a hangover joke.

A Post Odyssey

crushing a bit on the Polish goal keeper.

crushing a bit on the Polish goal keeper.

Crushing massively in the Guardian minute-by-minute writing staff.