Fun with Tony Snow

The President's press secretary Tony Snow had a little confrontation with a journalist from CNN in yesterday's briefing. I have taken the liberty of making some slight alterations in the conversation (alterations in italics):

HENRY: But is it really a question about whether or not you have strong evidence, when the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff seems to be saying something different than the White House, does that raise questions about how solid this evidence is?

SNOW: No, because you got — you’ve got — you have explosively formed penetrators. He says they exist, correct?

HENRY: Well, I don’t see that in this particular quote, but I —

SNOW: Well, no, no. He said that there’s, there are weapons that are coming from the US —

HENRY: He says that there are projectiles manufactured in the US.

SNOW: Alright, so, ok, so there’s no doubt about that, correct?

HENRY: Right.

SNOW: There are Americans in Iraq. There’s no question about that, correct?

HENRY: Sure.

SNOW: Alright, so where’s the credibility problem, in terms of the — are you saying –

HENRY: In terms of the American government being behind it. That’s not — nobody’s disputing whether it’s manufactured in America. That’s what you keep changing what my question is.

SNOW: No, no, I’m trying to clarify your question, because I think this is the –

HENRY: I don’t need it clarified. I’m trying to tell you — I know what my question is, and basically, he’s saying that he doesn’t see evidence that the Iranian government is clearly behind it. That’s my — I’ve asked that three or four times, you haven’t answered that.

I find Tony's argument compelling, don't you?