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

Baby You Should Drive My Car: In answer to whether the president believes American automakers are producing cars that are worth buying, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs noted that the Driver-in-Chief actually owns one — “a Ford Escape Hybrid, like his press secretary.” (Twinsies!) Gibbs added that while his gray model was parked on West Exec, the president’s is back in Chicago. No DC joy rides for POTUS.

“I Have One Question, And Nine Follow-Ups”: Unlike the lame-duck Bush administration briefings, reporters have taken every opportunity to ask follow-up after follow-up in the daily Gibbs showdowns.

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