Washington Post, 1/29/04:
"Bush spokesman Scott McClellan said yesterday that 'this White House is committed to making sure the commission has all the information that they need to do their job,' but that 'it's important that they move forward as quickly as they can to complete their work.' Link.
Well, that's good news. I mean, it's fantastic to hear that the White House is supportive of the September 11th Commission's efforts, and committed to making sure the Commission has the information it needs. Right?
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Ok, now here's the sentance immediately before McClellen's quote in the WaPo:
"The administration has also not agreed to the panel's requests for direct testimony from President Bush and Vice President Cheney."
I guess what McClellen meant was "this White House certainly won't mind if the commission has the information they need, but we're not actually going to, you know, help them in any way. Hey, good luck, though. We're pulling for you." I guess he just misspoke.
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