And here are the stagehands for today's sideshow (photo)

[deminks]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060608/480/7993e95ee65e4b5a9d5836bd6da6fe64

From left, White House Counselor Dan Bartlett, Press Secretary Tony Snow, Vice President Dick Cheney, Deputy National Security Adviser J. D. Crouch, and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, listen as as President Bush, not pictured, speaks about the death of al-Qaida in Iraq 's leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Thursday, June 8, 2006, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. Who do you think is holding the remote control?

Or have they finally upgraded the President to full animatronics?

[havocmom]

2. Watchers in the woods

Run, little boy! They will suck what's left of your life from you...

[5X]

3. Why are they hiding off in the woods? n/t

[acmavm]

4. They forgot about the male/female stooge just to the right

of Hadley.

That's not nice.

[Felinity]

5. K&R for the first photo-don't you want to work there?

Exactly how much money, power, and destroying things does it take to make these people happy?

[Ravenseye]

6. Could Cheney look more evil?

I mean seriously. He reminds me of one of the bad guys from the movie the Dark Crystal.

[peekaloo]

7. Why is Cheney slumping? He looks unhappy.

[madokie]

8. Now what a bunch of thugs, lord ah mercy

[partylessinOhio]

9. What's up with them? They look like they're at a funeral!

Cheney is slumping like the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz. Is he melting? It couldn't happen to a nicer guy!

Were they up all night getting the drunk sober enough to stand among the roses?