I knew it this weekend when the Attorney General was sent to Iraq. What in the world does the U.S. Attorney General have to do in Iraq?! And why would he be sent there now? Well, it makes sense if you consider these Bush people are more about style than substance - everything is about message and symbolism.
Bush sends Gonzales to Iraq in order to show Gonzales has the trust and the confidence of the president. He is sent now in order to quell the conservative grousing before the general public starts paying attention to who the candidates are. Lo and behold, the conservatives ARE upset, but they are no longer spitting with rage.