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QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. President.

In the last campaign, you were asked a question about the biggest mistake you?d made in your life, and you used to like to joke that it was trading Sammy Sosa.

You?ve looked back before 9/11 for what mistakes might have been made. After 9/11, what would your biggest mistake be, would you say, and what lessons have learned from it?

BUSH: I wish you?d have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it.

John, I?m sure historians will look back and say, gosh, he could?ve done it better this way or that way. You know, I just ? I?m sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn?t yet.

I would?ve gone into Afghanistan the way we went into Afghanistan. Even knowing what I know today about the stockpiles of weapons, I still would?ve called upon the world to deal with Saddam Hussein.

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QUESTION: Mr. President, why are you and the vice president insisting on appearing together before the 9/11 commission? And, Mr. President, who will we be handing the Iraqi government over to on June 30th?

BUSH: We?ll find that out soon. That?s what Mr. Brahimi is doing. He?s figuring out the nature of the entity we?ll be handing sovereignty over.

And, secondly, because the 9/11 commission wants to ask us questions, that?s why we?re meeting. And I look forward to meeting with them and answering their questions.

QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) I was asking why you?re appearing together, rather than separately, which was their request.

BUSH: Because it?s a good chance for both of us to answer questions that the 9/11 commission is looking forward to asking us. And I?m looking forward to answering them.

Let?s see. Hold on for a minute. Let?s see. Oh, Jim.

QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. President.

BUSH: I?ve got some must-calls. I?m sorry.

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QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. President.

Sir, you?ve made it very clear tonight that you?re committed to continuing the mission in Iraq, yet, as Terry pointed out, increasing numbers of Americans have qualms about it. And this is an election year.

BUSH: Yes.

QUESTION: Will it have been worth it, even if you lose your job because of it?

BUSH: I don?t plan on losing my job.

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Bush actually criticized a reporter for asking a question that wasnt presented to him and his staff so they could rehearse an answer

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I know in big name interviews like Meet the Press, the main questions that will be asked to the subject are in fact presented beforehand. I expect the same from live presidential press conferences -

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