The Washington Post’s ombudsman doesn’t buy the idea that the ceremonial turkey story aspect of Bush’s visit to Iraq was up to scratch:
I don’t think the story made the case that this was “a small sign of the many ways the White House maximized the impact” of the trip. Maybe it was planned, maybe not. It would have been better just to record the known details of the saga and let the reader figure out whether it meant anything.
But then Mike Allen wouldn’t have been able to have a bash at Bush, would he?
The Dish 