Lagging Information

Bush Did Not Learn for Several Hours That Cheney Shot Hunter

The incident occurred Saturday but was not made public for nearly 24 hours – and then by a private citizen.

And looking back...

"I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees."

"If we know Saddam Hussein has dangerous weapons today -- and we do -- does it make any sense for the world to wait to confront him as he grows even stronger and develops even more dangerous weapons?"

In other words, in an Administration where there's such disturbing disconnect between what they say, what they do, and what they know, there's nothing too surprising here.

Par for the course.