The Monk Bought Lunch

he's dyin' up there!

Those of you who regularly read Monk (self-deprecating remark about how low that number is should go here) may have noticed a certain fixation on the White House Press Briefings and their ringleader Scott McClellan. Whatshisface over at Hooterville or whatever it's called seems cautiously bouyed by the "irrational exuberance" displayed of late by the White House Press Corp.I am also encouraged that the journalistic testicles seem to have finally descended- better late than never, I guess.
A couple of my favorite moments from yesterday's Pressed Bleating:

Q Do you regret putting yourself out on a limb, Scott?

MR. McCLELLAN: I do want to talk about this, and we will talk about it once the investigation is complete.

Q Do you regret what you said in 2003?

MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead.

Q Do you regret putting yourself so far out on a limb when you don't know the facts?

and:
Q Does the White House have a credibility problem?

MR. McCLELLAN: Ed, these are all questions that you're bringing up in the context of an investigation that is ongoing --

Q I'm not asking about that.

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, it's clear that this is coming up in the context of news --

Q We could talk about WMDs, a whole range of issues.

MR. McCLELLAN: -- in the context of news reports. And I appreciate those questions. And I think you're trying to get at the specific news reports and wanting me to comment on those specific news reports and --

Q But they're news reports that have been confirmed by Karl Rove's attorney, Scott.

MR. McCLELLAN: John, you can keep jumping in, but I'm going to try to keep going to other people in this room, as well. And we can have constructive dialogue here, I think, but that's not the way to do it.

Q It's not my job to have a constructive dialogue, Scott. Sorry.

Owie! Did that mean reporter give youa booboo, Scooter? If things keep up this way, those in the front rows in the briefing room might think about wearing plastic bags a la Gallagher performances and keeping their eyes peeled for a particularly bulky manila envelope under Skeeter Muskeeter's arm.

Posted by monk at 13.07.05 12:08