First Michelle Malkin came for the brightly-clad Dana Milbank, but the right did not speak up because they don't like Dana Milbank. Then she came for Paul Begala and his tangerine garments, but they did not protest, for they do not like Paul Begala. The question is, what will they do when she comes for Scott McClellan?
President Bush, he announced, would be on the South Lawn to honor the national champion University of Texas Longhorns, whose football jerseys are burnt orange and white. "The orange they're wearing is not because they are concerned that the vice president will be there," the spokesman deadpanned.
The reporters, who had tormented a stone-faced McClellan about the episode on Monday, guffawed at his newfound levity. "Although," McClellan continued, pointing to his orange tie and eyeing the loaded-for-bear reporters, "that's why I'm wearing it."
It's true testament to the pervasiveness of liberal media bias that it has infected the White House press secretary. I anxiously await Michelle's outraged screeches...
