Cabinet Cuts Loose

This excerpt is from a pool reporter that went on the trip to Iraq with the president.

Mr. Bartlett said that the president left Camp David Monday evening after excusing himself from an after-dinner discussion about Iraq that included Mr. Cheney; Messrs. Gonzalez, Bodman, and Johanns; National Intelligence Director John Negroponte; Gen. Michael Hayden, the Director of Central Intelligence; and Gen. Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mr. Bartlett explained that at approximately 7:45 PM, Mr. Bush told the officials that he was "losing altitude" and wanted to go to bed to read a bit before falling asleep. The meeting adjourned around 8 PM,... [Drudge]

I find it oddly comforting that even top government officials give up on meetings just minutes after the boss leaves the room like I do.

Addendum: Someone noted that without having to repeatedly explain everything to the president, it may have only took 15 minutes to cover the meetings agenda. I do not care for this idea because it reaffirms the previously held notion that I am unusually lazy, but it is funny none the less.