Fiscal restraint

Preznit turkee takes aim at the federal (and intellectual) deficit.

"We will not be paying commentators to advance our agenda," Mr. Bush said at a news conference. "Our agenda ought to be able to stand on its own two feet."

"At least when our agenda ain't drunk on its own power, heh, heh," Bush did not say.

And, excuse me, what exactly is a "marriage expert?"

Ms. Gallagher, a marriage expert who has testified before Congress, admitted she had erred in failing to disclose to readers a $21,500 contract with the Department of Health and Human Services for writing and advisory work about marriage policy. Her syndicated column runs nationally, including in The New York Post.

But Ms. Gallagher drew a distinction between her work and that of Mr. Williams, saying she had been hired for her expertise, not to spread the views of the administration.

Right.