WHITE HOUSE TALKERS - AT 4:07 P.M. ET:  Was just monitoring the daily White House briefing.  What I feared has occurred.  The Supreme Court appointment has knocked North Korea off the front page, at least for today.  There were a few questions about the Korean bomb, but most were about Judge Sotomayor.  No news was made, no revelations were forthcoming. 

Oh, wait.  There was one piece of news.  The president was scheduled to go to Europe and Egypt next week, and has now added Saudi Arabia to his itinerary.  No specific reason was given for this new sightseeing opportunity.  We would hope that, with OPEC's decisions helping to drive up our gasoline prices again, the president would have a heart-to-heart with whatever unelected royal he'll be seeing. 

May 26, 2009