Fantasy Press conference Question...

A spokesperson for President Bush's campaign is quoted this morning in the New York Times as saying, "We think it's important that people understand that this is a ticket of John Kerry and his second choice," to explain why the Bush campaign is using John McCain in Bush campaign ads highlighting the fact that Kerry made overtures to McCain about possibly being his running mate before selecting, as rumors now have it, John Edwards.

So, in my fantasy world right now, I'm at a press conference with President Bush and am asking him the following question:
"Mr. President, as someone who, four years ago, painted himself as a 'uniter, not a divider,' is it really wise to point out that your opponent was willing to cross the aisle to consider a Republican for his Vice President, and that the Republican rejected the offer?" Followup questions: "Why did you not cross party lines in your VP search four years ago?" and "Would you consider trying to unite the country by dropping Cheney and picking a Democrat running mate?"

Since I'm not a reporter anymore (and when I was, I covered things like suburban city council meetings and sewage treatment), I lay the responsibility for asking those questions on the professional news media. They're great questions. Someone has to get answers for them.