Will o' the people

The president warns the press, telling them just who's in charge.

Q Mr. President -- thank you. As you look at your second term, how much is the war in Iraq going to cost? Do you intend to send more troops, or bring troops home? And in the Middle East, more broadly, do you agree with Tony Blair that revitalizing the Middle East peace process is the single most pressing political issue facing the world?

THE PRESIDENT: Now that I've got the will of the people at my back, I'm going to start enforcing the one-question rule. That was three questions. (Laughter.)

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Q If I could, Mr. President --

THE PRESIDENT: Yes -- no, no, you're violating the follow-up rule.

Now that he got the "will o' the people at his back (whatever that means)," he can be even more backhanded with the stenographers on the press bus.