Reply #1: "by all means lash out at your critics, if you have something to gain by doing so." Interesting

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I think Gibbs must know something Krugman doesn't.

It's interesting that people are making this about Gibbs vs. liberals. The comments weren't unclear, they were very specific. They were true, but still, what is it about Gibbs making the point that Obama is nothing like Bush that they find so offensive?

There is a point where some of this is beginning to look intentional or manufactured. Congressmen coming out of the woodwork, commentary by every left pundit. Even Bob Shrum weighed in.

Maybe Gibbs (Burton and the WH) believes there is something to be gained. Maybe Gibbs is frustrated because, as Alan Grayson claimed, the message about the administration's significant achievements aren't being communicated effectively. Achievements that Grayson seems mighty proud of.