Chattin' with Dr. Phil

Howard Fineman of Newsweek reports:

Last week the president and Mrs. Bush quietly taped a long interview with Dr. Phil, the psychologist made famous by Oprah Winfrey. By tradition, the Bushes are notoriously wary of "couch stuff," as Bush 41 put it. But with Dr. Phil, the topic will be limited to parenting and, as one of White House adviser says, he generates "very high numbers," especially among women. The interview will air in September. In this war, it's territory Kerry will want to invade, too. But Bush is getting there first.

Despite the controversy sometimes surrounding him, I am partial to good ol' Dr. Phil. "Especially among" WHAT "women"? I wonder how they will determine the strategically placed moment to air this little gem.