Sunday, June 09, 2002

We know about astroturf letter writing campaigns - I've seen the same letter-to-the-editor in about 16 newspapers by now. But, White House submitted OP-EDS? Ah, the good old days of Pravda..

From MoDo using her powers for Good.

By introducing yet another color-coded flow chart, the president tried to recapture his fading aura of wartime omnipotence. The White House even gave lawmakers "sample op-ed" pieces they could rewrite and submit to their local papers, beginning: "President Bush's most important job is to protect and defend the American people."