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How pampered is the Daily Howler? One need look no further than the "Bush Above Scotty" item. Holding its wine glass in one hand, and dutifully typing with the other, the vaunted Daily Howler is too powdered to actually research Bush's comments. Naturally, that perfumed member of the Internet elite conveniently ignores Bush's more recent and express pledge to fire the leaker. A pledge made long after the investigation had become ongoing. But the Daily Howler is too busy rubbing its thighs to notice that a June 2004 statement by Bush about the ongoing investigation renders the recent line from the White House even more hypocritical.

Q Given -- given recent developments in the CIA leak case, particularly Vice President Cheney's discussions with the investigators, do you still stand by what you said several months ago, a suggestion that it might be difficult to identify anybody who leaked the agent's name?

THE PRESIDENT: That's up to --

Q And, and, do you stand by your pledge to fire anyone found to have done so?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes. And that's up to the U.S. Attorney to find the facts.

Just too pampered to dutifully type that, now weren't you, Daily Howler? (Please set down your wine glass before answering. Wine does not come out of a keyboard -- I know.)

CORRECTION: That's red wine that does not come out of a keyboard. A chablis or chardonnay cleans up quite nicely. We at Andromeda sincerely apologize that we were too powdered to make that clear in our original post.