Photo Op

WaPo's Dan Froomkin reports on the increasing bizarrity of 1600 Pennsylvania:

Off to the Border

Bush flies to Artesia, N.M., and Laredo, Tex., today to stump for his immigration proposals.

Ed Henry reports on CNN: "The jury is out on whether yet another trip down to the border will help the president break the stalemate on Capitol Hill over immigration reform, but it could help the White House in their efforts in trying to rebuild the president's image with another photo op down at the border, just like last month, when he headed down to the Arizona-Mexico border to highlight efforts to crack down on border security.

"You'll remember we saw some pictures of the president on an all- terrain vehicle, inspecting border activities. These trips square directly with what Time magazine reported back in April about what they referred to as an informal five-point recovery plan for the president by the new White House chief of staff, Josh Bolten. Point number one on that list, beef up the number of agents along the border, get the president down there to actually take some pictures. And Time magazine quoted one proponent of the Bolten plan as saying, 'It will be more guys with guns and badges. Think of the visuals. The president can go down and meet with the new recruits, he can go down to the border and meet with a bunch of guys and go around on an ATV.' "

Julie Mason blogs for the Houston Chronicle: "En route to Artesia, Air Force One is landing in Roswell, N.M. And today's date is 6/6/06, if anyone is keeping track."