President Given Talking Points for Secret NSC Meeting

I am watching MSNBC's Hardball.  Andrea Mitchell is covering Bob Woodward's new book State of Denial.  In the context of discussing the White House effort to discredit Woodward's reporting, Andrea Mitchell held up a document that she said was the "President's Talking Points for a Secret NSC (National Security Council) Meeting" that took place just before the United States invaded Iraq.

Okay so...

Why would the President of the United States of American need a "talking points" memo for a National Security Meeting?

A briefing memo sure - of course that might be something he would need, but a talking points memo to talk with his own staff members?  WTF?

Mitchell then reported that Bush's contribution to the discussion was "Kick some ass!"

Mitchell wasn't trying to be ironic or funny. She was serious and I think simply trying to defend Woodward's reporting, but sheesh doesn't that just say it all about Bush?

The Leader of the Free World needs to have talking points prepared for his own staff meetings!  That really is amazing.

Consider this an open thread for late day news items from the usual television suspects.

I will update when and if I can get a link.  Maybe there will be video.