Mr. Rumsfeld seemed taken aback by the question and a murmur began spreading through the ranks before he silenced it. "Now, settle down, settle down," he said. "Hell, I'm an old man, it's early in the morning and I'm gathering my thoughts here." (source: nyt, confirmed at DOD)

Now, I may be mistaken - and some googling hasn't sourced a confirmation of this... But isn't President Bush a "Morning Person"?

Posted by esinclai at December 09, 2004 07:51 PM |