"That's not a political gaffe, those were prepared remarks. That is a philosophy."

[kpete]

Quote of the Day

"That's not a political gaffe, those were prepared remarks. That is a philosophy."



-- White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, in an interview on This Week, on Rep. Joe Barton's (R-TX) apology last week to oil giant BP.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/06/emanuel-on-barton-and-the-gop-they-see-the-aggrieved-party-here-as-bp-not-the-fishermen.html
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/06/20/quote_of_the_day.html
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_06/024352.php

updated to add this other gem:

"They see the aggrieved party here as BP, not the fishermen," Rahm tells ABC News. "What Joe Barton did was remind the American people, in case they forgot, how the Republicans would govern."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/06/emanuel-on-barton-and-the-gop-they-see-the-aggrieved-party-here-as-bp-not-the-fishermen.html