Coward

So the veto virigin broke his cherry on a bill that would seek to save human lives. And he wasn't very proud about doing it:

SNOW: The president will, however, before he delivers remarks this afternoon, veto the Castle bill.

Here’s how it works, because I know a lot of you have had questions. There will be no photographers, no ceremony. What the president will do is, in his office, he will sign a veto message, he will hand it to a clerk, who will convey it to a clerk of the House, and then you go through the formalities of announcing a message from the president, and at some point the House will vote on the veto.

QUESTION: Is there a reason why he’s not having photographers in, at least?

SNOW: Because he doesn’t feel it’s appropriate. He’s signing a veto.

This is the worst crisis manager to put in a situation which in large part involves managing crisis. He froze on 9/11 and kept on reading "My Pet Goat." He couldn't get off his ass, off vacation, and into action during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He can't even get American citizens evacuated from a dangerous war zone in Lebanon in a timely manner. And now, when he defies the will of at least 2/3 of the population, he can't even do it in public. He has to hide and accomplish it in secret.

For all the talk of "cut-n-run" from conservatives, their standard bearer seems pretty cowardly to me.