mousethief,

We probably don't agree on much, but I also heard Cokie Roberts piece and totally agreed with it. Her second point was that, in her words, "Clinton would have draped himself all over both of these issues" (refering to the Cinncinatti funeral of the escaping criminal who was shot as he jumped over a fence into the path of a pursing police officer, as well as the Orion crew's return).

Her last point was, that by inviting them to the White House at a later date, Bush can make it a pleasant weekend off-base for the flyers and their families, instead of all the Presidential protocol getting in the way of the reunion. She closed by noting that self-effacement appeared to be a hallmark of the Bush Administration as opposed to the previous Democratic Adminstration... Again, this from a liberal icon.