I'm guessing the 2,000 dead American soldiers in Iraq, who still never got their body armor, are background noise too.
President Bush vowed Thursday to avoid the "background noise" of criminal investigations and other Republican political problems to focus on the nation's needs.Actually, they expect you to tell the truth and act like a man when your top aides commit treason.
"The American people expect me to do my job, and I'm going to," the president said.