A Little More Strong-Arm Gate

In his press conference yesterday the President again distanced himself and the White House from the decision to pay Armstrong Williams and again said it was a mistake. Note also the interesting exchange on school finance in Texas…

Meanwhile, House Democrats released a new report (pdf) showing that the Bush Administration really has taken the PR thing to extremes. They’re also dropping a new bill (pdf) to curb the practice and increase transparency.

And, back at the ranch, so to speak, Wash Post’s Kurtz reports on another commentator the Administration is paying.