Distractions

Last night, on "All Things Considered," Charles Krauthammer candidly stated that any "shakeups" in the Bush administration had little to do with appeasing critics and everything to do with distracting the press from paying attention to events in Iraq, Republican splits on immigration, etc.

Sure enough, Jim VandeHei took the bait.

A few weeks ago, President Bush's spokesman dismissed talk of an impending staff change as "inside Washington babble."

White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr.'s resignation yesterday suggests that Bush was listening.

Please. That isn't listening. That's throwing gravel in the eyes of your opponents.