The Presidential News Conference: Some Quick First Impressions

•Did anyone see Rove's lips move?

•Ryan Lizza: The most photographed forehead in Washington.

•What makes U.N. Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, U.N. Election Assistance Team head Karina Perelli, and Charlie Duelfer, head of the Iraqi Survey Group, so important? The president can pronounce their names.

•Poor John Roberts of CBS. Bumiller took his question and the Presidentstilldidn't answer it.

•We couldn't have said it better ourselves: "Opinions Vary on Bush News Conference" [ AP/Guardian ]

•Like we could resist: "They're not happy they're occupied. I wouldn't be happy if I were occupied either." Well, that's not what we heard. [ NYT ]