The “So What?” Presidency

When Martha Raddatz pointed out to President Bush on Sunday that Al Qaeda did not exist in Iraq before he invaded the country, he replied, “Yeah, that’s right. So what?” Months earlier, when she drew Vice President Cheney’s attention to the fact that two-thirds of the American people opposed the war, he said, “So?” ABC News’ blog, The World Newser, asks a pertinent question. “[I]s it appropriate for the President and Vice President to answer questions about war with a ‘So?’ or ‘So what?’”