What do you make of this exchange?

“Let's see, Richard.

Q Mr. President, you mentioned earlier that this is an election year. Republicans [sic] are expressing great confidence that they're going to be able to take --

THE PRESIDENT: Who are?

Q The Democrats, I mean, they're expressing –”

The reporter hadn’t even finished his question, yet Bush pounced on the error. So. . .does he get the questions in advance, or does he truly think it odd that “Republicans are expressing great confidence” in an election year? Hmm…Wally O’Dell did resign from Diebold recently…