Press conference in 10 seconds

I'm tired, so I'm going to let Salon's Farhad Manjoo do the heavy lifting here.

This is how it goes with Bush for the whole hour, actually: As far as he's concerned, everyone needs to start moving to implement his plan of action for America. The Senate has to pass the energy bill. The Saudis need to pump more oil. Congress has got to take up the Social Security plan. Democrats need to allow an up-or-down vote on his judicial nominees. Kim Jong Il must agree to join the six-party talks. The Iranians have to abide by their commitments. The "hard-nosed killers" in Iraq need to realize their days are numbered. If everyone just quit whining and did what Bush said, everything would come up roses.

If we've learned anything at all over the past four years, we should know by now that it's all about him.

One side point. I was watching Nightline, and I think it was Dana Milbank (could be wrong, though) who made a comment about Shrub being "a gambling man" who had just "doubled down his bets." I had the exact same thought a few days ago. Is * a compulsive gambler? He's certainly one of those addictive personality types. And how does a compulsive gambler handle a losing streak? Bad news on Bolton? Reaffirm support. Poll numbers tanking on social security? Up the stakes. Folding's for losers. Comforting, isn't it, that our future is in the hands of such a weak, weak man.

[UPDATE]: USA Today leads with the headline Bush opening up more to the media. If I wanted to point out the obvious I'd say that more press events does not equate in any way with "opening up".