What Bush Said And When He Said It. Journalists dependent on Dubya’s inner circle for backstage details are being fed the unmistakeable message that the president is firmly at the helm. “The fewer people who were in the room, the less likely you are to get a complete picture of what was actually said,” Carney says. “Obviously, like any White House, this White House has come to understand that the telling of the inside story can be useful to them. It’s our job, without being too cynical, to look at what we get with a certain amount of skepticism.” Washington Post