994. Fission Accomplished (Part 1)

Coulda put up a "Mission Accomplished" post earlier, as we all know this is the 3rd anniversary of the c'mander-in-chief's big moment. But Scotty's briefing made it worth the wait. Once again (and again and again.....): absolutely no sense of responsibility, it's always somebody else's fault, deflect the issues, etc. etc. (Video at Crooks and Liars, with link to complete transcript at Think Progress.)

Q: Havoc. He used the word havoc today, could he, would he, possibly stand under a sign that says Mission Accomplished today, as he did three years ago?

McClellan: Well, I think that there are some Democrats that refuse to recognize the important milestone achieved by the formation of a national unity government. And there’s an effort simply to distract attention away from the real progress that is being made by misrepresenting and distorting the past. And that really does nothing to help advance our goal of achieving victory in Iraq.

Q: So, Scott, simply yes-or-no question: Could the president stand under a sign today…

McClellan: No, see, this is a way that…

Q: This has nothing to do with Democrats. I'm asking you…

McClellan: Sure it does.

Q:-based on reporter's curiosity: Could he stand under a sign again that says Mission Accomplished

and the rest....