Serious journalists like to mock Katie Couric because ... she's better looking than Jim Lehrer? We don't really know. But the media watchdogs are keeping a close on her, lest she squander the crazy-guy legacy of Dan Rather.

Yet the brand-new Katie's World News got Bush to admit on camera what none of these Fancy Lad journalists have managed in three years: "One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror."

Good for you, Katie!

President Tells Katie Couric That Connecting Iraq To War On Terror Is Hardest Part Of His Job [CBS Evening News]