Picture of the Day - 3

President Bush holds a puppy rescued from a pound, as he visits Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts in Biloxi, Miss. Thursday, April 27, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

He held a couple of puppies that are looking for a good home. Bush said he has no favorite among the White House dogs, denying Barney is his top dog.

One volunteer couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"That's a little over the top, the president holding puppies," he said.

So, we have Bush holding puppies, photo ops with little girls in pink dresses, and Al Gonzales holding tours for sixth graders(short, worth a read). Do I detect a ham-handed effort by the new chief of staff to "soften the image?"