[mburbank]

She can't 'expect' anything. She can ask, and she can protest in such a way that his refusal makes it costly for him, which is exactly what she's doing. Concidering what she's been cost, I think it's fair, and I don't think W is doing himself any favors by not seeing her.

As for the Tom Dick and Harry angle, if W was smart (I know, funny sentence, right?) He go let Sheehan cuss him out as proxy for every grieving relative who wants to cuss him out. And he'd stand there and take it.

For once, a tiny little person has the President of the worlds only super power over a barrel.