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An excerpt from McClellan's spin spiel speech during today's White House press conference:

And one more thing. Tomorrow the President will be participating in the funeral of Chief Justice Rehnquist. The President will pay tribute to Chief Justice Rehnquist in remarks at the funeral. The Vice President will also be in attendance.

You got to hand it to our President - I'd thought for sure he'd skip out on Rehnquist's funeral to make up the one day of vacation he sacrificed for Katrina. I respect a leader who keeps his priorities straight.

That will be all.

Press Core to White House:

Take it, bitch.

(In case anyone wants to witness the Q&A in its full glory.)

I especially like this: ( Whizzum! )

And when they ( go in for the kill. )

These transcripts are a bear to read. Our press corps really must be lazy, bloated and complacent to have put up with the White House's RADDPs (Refusal to Allow Discussion or Digression Points, occasionally erroneously referred to as 'Talking Points') for five years. I, on the other hand, cannot read three paragraphs of the things without longing to slap the holy bejeezus out of someone.

That will be all.