Uh, They're Learning

So now we finally have an explanation for why a 20-something year old woman -- a daughter of the President, no less -- would stick her tongue out at the camera toting media. O'Reilly gets the goods in an interview with Laura Bush:

BUSH: So they're busy. They're very busy, and they're having a really good time. And it's been very fun and, actually, relaxing for us to have them on the trail.

O'REILLY: But you've had to sit them down and say, "You'd better behave, because if you do anything..." and they'll make it up even if you don't do it, you know.

BUSH: Well, I mean, if they do anything, like one of them has already done, the sticking out the tongue that Jenna did, you know, that makes the newspaper.

O'REILLY: Sure.

BUSH: And she turned around to her dad and said, "I just stuck my tongue out." And he said, "Well, Jenna, it will be in the paper tomorrow."

O'REILLY: Right.

BUSH: So they're learning. You know, they know. But there's a lot of scrutiny, and there is a lot of interest. People are interested. They want to know what family members are like.

So, they're learning.

Now, on the one hand, whether or not a Bush twin drinks herself into oblivion or sticks her tongue out at the meda really doesn't inform the presidential campaign. But, on the other hand, as Mrs. Bush notes, they are joining the campaign, so their actions must bear some scrutiny. Thus, I ask: Which is more to blame, her poor judgement or her poor upbrining? Or, perhaps, a little known third category: Too much hanging out with Uncle "Fuck You" Cheney?

Ah, the flowering of learning is such a beautiful thing.