Reuters photo: "President Bush greets veteran reporter Helen Thomas..."

[Human Torch]

President Bush greets veteran reporter Helen Thomas (L) during a surprise visit to the last-ever briefing from the press briefing room of the White House in Washington, August 2, 2006. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

[Greeby]

1. last-ever?

Say what?

[Vickers]

2. They are remodeling the WH press room.

Either that, or George is about to strangle her.

Difficult to say, really.

[Epiphany4z]

3. it is being closed for renovation

supposedly for 9 months.

[unhappycamper]

7. They could completely refurbish that room in about a week.

They could probably redo it over a weekend, if they were in a hurry.

[Ian David]

8. Tony Snow had a case of Blitzer-Envy....

they're turning the briefing room into a multi-media center with a giant wall of TV monitors behind Tony Snowflake.

[Debau2005]

4. Supposedly they are re-doing the press room

but whose to say that * isn't finally just stopping all press coverage.

[stellanoir]

5. The briefing room is slated for extensive

renovation which is apparently long over due. I heard a report yesterday that it's way too small and a total pit. n/t

[Human Torch]

6. During the W.H. Correspondents Dinner...

...they showed a film that some of the W.H. Press Corps participated in. It's like the reporters are shoe-horned into broom closets. Each reporter appears to get a space half the size of a traditional office cubicle.

:patriot:

[Jensen]

9. More like * is saying I beg of you please be kind type of hand shake...

Helen's look Don't count on it!