It would be easy to read this and say, "Haw! Our Prez is a fucking idiot! He only believes shit that he sees on tv!" (Who am I kidding? We can say he's a fucking idiot at any time and on any occasion.)

But as an optimist, I think that this illustrates two very promising developments:

1. The Prez watches PBS. Maybe he'll catch a rerun of one of those Frontlines where they talk about how his administration has fucked everything up.
2. The Prez changed his mind. I don't think that the importance of this can be overstated. This isn't some bullshit, "Whoops, I shouldn't have said, 'Bring it on.' But Rumsfeld, you're doing a heck of a job." He had one opinion, completely changed his opinion, and this change led to positive action. This is awesome. I think this is a very hopeful sign. I don't really have a lot of hope, but hey, it's something.

We should encourage shit like this. With a little positive reinforcement, maybe he'll continue to change some of his fucked up policies.

Great job, Prez!