The President had, "No Comment."...

[King of the Americas]

...asked by Tim Russert, "So do you guys have a pretty good idea where Osama bin Laden is?"

This question after he explains that some are accusing the Administration of using his capture at a pivotal election moment, to get artifical support, and win her term.

I thought Mr. Russert did a good job, and asked some tough questions.

I won't characterize the President remarks, but I will let you make you own decisions about their honesty and accuracy:

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4179618/

 

[Nyarlathotep]

I hate to be the guy defending Bush but "No Comment" is the only responsible answer to such a question. We don't want Osama know whether we know where he is or not until we do know and we get him.

 

[King of the Americas]

I thought we...

...wanted ALL terrorists to know that we are hot on their tails...?

Why not a, "We are tightening our grips on where he might be."

OR

"We have no idea where to look first."

He COULD have 'commented', but he chose not to.

 

[Attrayant]

I hate to be the guy defending Bush but "No Comment" is the only responsible answer to such a question. We don't want Osama know whether we know where he is or not until we do know and we get him.

I disagree. No comment was the default answer because it was better than the alternatives:

Yes, we know where he is. (Then go get him, numbnuts!)

No, we don't know where he is. (Stamps "FAILURE" across Bush's forehead)

So he really couldn't say yes or no without taking heat for it.

Russert asked some good questions, and BushBot v1.2 gave his standard canned answers but Russert missed several much-needed follow-ups.