This was totally bizarre. Bush was in the Rose Garden holding a press conference, he left the Rose Garden, came back, made the announcement, then left for Europe.

I'm sure they decided to announce just as he left for Europe, in hopes to keep the Beltway roar to a minimum, and hopefully, dodge the whole bleeding story by getting to media to focus on the Europe trip.

The announcement is made that Bush has hired outside counsel for the CIA agent investigation, and the very next day, after holding a press conference, he comes back to podium, and announces the head of the CIA has resigned "for personal reasons", and takes no questions.

Something is rotten in Denmark...