FishPoolDC: Our Insider's Notes from Today's Press Briefing

Too Cool for School: Bracing ourselves for perhaps the most highly anticipated “beer summit” this town has ever seen, reporters continued to hammer away at press secretary Robert Gibbs on the logistics for this evening’s Gates-Crowley-Obama meet. Multiple requests for a fuller readout or soundbite opportunity were rebuffed. “We’re his students, Robert,” ABC’s Jake Tapper joked, invoking (for the first of many times) the “teachable moment” brand that POTUS introduced. Gibbs noted that press would have an opportunity to take it up with POTUS himself during this afternoon’s Oval meeting with Philippines President Arroyo.