Yes, Mother

We've recently watched Fahrenheit 9/11 again -- the main effect being that we're now extra pissed off that George W. Bush "won" in 2000. Bearing in mind the momentous events since then, remember that the glorious Washington "press corps" considered it to be a major campaign issue the question of who, if anyone, had advised Al Gore to wear "earth tones." We therefore fully expect that these same hacks (and it is mostly the same hacks) will be all over a huge new brouhaha over George Bush and "earth tones," revealed by this exchange between Dubya and his mother today at a Social Security Phase-out event in Atlanta:

MRS. BARBARA BUSH: That's not what I was thinking.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, don't tell them what you were thinking, then, if that wasn't it. (Laughter.)
MRS. BARBARA BUSH: I was thinking how great you look in the new brown look. (Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: About time somebody noticed. (Laughter.)
MRS. BARBARA BUSH: Cozy.

So what's the backstory? Is George making his own fashion choices and really, really wanted someone to notice (and Karl Rove wasn't available?) Or is it a Laura suggestion -- or Mrs Bush herself, perhaps something that Laura doesn't like? But it's good to know that amid all the turmoil in the world, the Commander-in-Chief can find time to develop new looks.