Reaching out for a bipartisan PR event

Shorter NYT: Bubble Boy invites former secretaries of state and defense to White House for a photo op.

When he took the floor, Mr. Bush left no doubt that he believed his strategy to be the only path to victory, and he gave no hint, participants said, of self-doubt. "It would be a stretch to say he was really interested in many thoughts from around the table," said one former official, who asked not to be identified so that he could speak frankly about a private meeting with the president.