People were wondering what was the particular rush behind a prime-time "news conference" for the Bush admin, besides the extreme tanking in the polls in the wake of the Social Security ennui, and multiple competing Republican scandals.
One possible, and obvious, explanation: This AP story, which went over the AP site by AP writer John J. Lumpkin at 5:30 PM EDT, from Washington, DC.
To wit, a Delaware professor has won a Freedom of Information action against the Pentagon. This forces the release of HUNDREDS of photos of flag-draped coffins of US service men and women. Photos ran on the AP site, and also KRON4.com, for the San Francisco television station. Where incidentally, Laura Bush was said to be visiting, after her recent stop in Mexico for the high-society wedding of the Corona beer fortune heiress.
This news story is not likely to be good news for Tony Blair, facing a re-election bid in London May 5.