So much for the Bush’s facade of gentility. ‘Syndicated columnist Helen Thomas, who has covered every president since John F. Kennedy, was relegated to the third row in last night’s East Room event and— if the memory of press corps veterans is accurate — received her first presidential snub.

One reporter who has covered the past six presidents said: “I don’t remember a press conference in which [Mrs. Thomas] didn’t get a question.” ‘ Washington Times