Bush was at Stanford yesterday. Or perhaps I should be more accurate. He was supposed to drop by the Hoover Institute, except there were just too darn many bloody protesters. So at the last minute they changed plans and went over to George Shultz's house instead. George lives up in the hills behind Stanford.

He (Bush) promised der GropenFuhrer some federal aid to rebuild the delta levees - but with a "don't hold your breath" clause attached. Unlike New Orleans, our delta levees protect Republican voters. So you would think we'd have priority with a somewhat Republican governator and a Republican administration. The only problem is there are only 12 voters at risk if Frank's Tract springs another leak, even though 10 of them are Republicans. And it will cost a few billion to patch it up. 10 voters. A few billion. You do the math. 

The newspaper photos were all less than flattering. (This is actually one of the better ones.) That's a very important indicator of somebody's overall popularity. When the press likes somebody they always show a very flattering photo. When they don't, they go out of their way to find a bad hair day to plaster across the front page.