see scott. see scott squirm.

status check - forcing optimism
background ambiance - keyboards (computer variety, alas)

white house press briefings have become one of my favorite daily fixtures. it's like candy for the journalistic mind, as long as you try not to focus on this being the spokesman for our president and all ...

why do you need the onion when you have this - and it's REAL! (see link above)

a selection from today's laugh-fest:

Q The President is very dedicated to seeing that U.N. resolutions are implemented. Is he going to work to get the U.N. resolution to calling on Israel to tear down the wall built on Palestinian land -- is he going to work for that?

MR. McCLELLAN: What he's going to do is continue to work for a political solution to --

Q I asked a different question.

MR. McCLELLAN: -- the situation in the Middle East. The United Nations resolution that you referred to, as you're aware, is not binding. We did express our concerns about that at the United --

Q Whether it's binding or not, it's a resolution, it is the U.N. and there have been several.

MR. McCLELLAN: Okay. I would like to respond to your question, and I'm trying to. The United Nations resolution that you referred to was not binding. We expressed our concerns about it, about it being one-sided. And we've also made it very clear that we believe the way to resolve the situation in the Middle East is through a political solution. And the road map is what has been put forward to get us to the political solution. The solution that the President proposed, of two states, living side-by-side in peace and security.
And the Quartet endorsed that road map as the way to resolve this --
Q The road map has nothing to do with this fence being built on Palestinian land, 400 miles.

it's sad to realize i'm thinking back on the good ol' days with ari fleischer.

in other political or semi-political news, matty nay gets mad props for a great journal entry, including the gem:

seriously.
everytime i think it can't get any more jackass, crooked and mickey
mouse...
my man george w finds a new slimy height to climb.

and the fabulous observation that "i just don't understand how you can be apathetic and act indie rock cool when you shop at the abercrombie and fitch."

i fucking love that man. in a non-sexual, 'praise the jesus of rock', 'let's sing some more whitesnake' and 'the shirt is a lying asshole' sort of way.

ok, bye.