like a cornered dog

scott mcclellan makes his bid for defeatist membership.

THOMAS: What does the President mean by "total victory" -- that we will never leave Iraq until we have "total victory"? What does that mean?
 
McCLELLAN: Free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East, because a free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East will be a major blow to the ambitions --
 
THOMAS  If they ask us to leave, then we'll leave?
 
MR. McCLELLAN: I'm trying to respond. A free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the broader Middle East will be a major blow to the ambitions of al Qaeda and their terrorist associates. They want to establish or impose their rule over the broader Middle East -- we saw that in the Zawahiri letter that was released earlier this week by the intelligence community.
 
THOMAS  They also know we invaded Iraq.
 
McCLELLAN: Well, Helen, the President recognizes that we are engaged in a global war on terrorism. And when you're engaged in a war, it's not always pleasant, and it's certainly a last resort. But when you engage in a war, you take the fight to the enemy, you go on the offense. And that's exactly what we are doing. We are fighting them there so that we don't have to fight them here. September 11th taught us --
 
THOMAS   It has nothing to do with -- Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11.
 
McCLELLAN: Well, you have a very different view of the war on terrorism, and I'm sure you're opposed to the broader war on terrorism. The President recognizes this requires a comprehensive strategy, and that this is a broad war, that it is not a law enforcement matter.

you like killing babies, don't you helen? well, since you hate freedom so much, we're going to have to revoke your white house press pass on 'security' grounds

it's a beautiful thing watching these people lash out in fear. now that the national press is seeing that actually asking for the truth is ratings worthy, perhaps they'll dig in for the long haul and we'll have to bring buscho into the defeatist fold.

perhaps.

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[Agi T. Prop]

Oh Helen, this is what total victory looks like.

[mr. fundamental]

so did scott actually punch her in the face or is that just my visual impression of what went on?

[the quitter]

i'm pretty sure that he did... or at least he too visualized it. kinda makes me miss ari.