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Every time I think I can't be shocked by this administration's flagrant disregard for any rules but it's own, they somehow manage to up the ante. Not only does this situation seem to represent a complete disregard for the truth, but strategically it makes no sense. Why can't Scott McClellan just stand up today and say "I meant to say 'inaccurate'". People have slips of the tongue all of the time, and, sadly, we'd all forget about it by next week. Even in the video, McClellan's voice is hard to make out over a fairly insistent questioner.
Instead, we have leadership so fundamentally unwilling to ever admit a mistake that they'll subvert the process and change the rules for even the smallest detail. Having a President willing to subvert the Democratic process to win an election, while despicable, at least revolves around stakes we can all understand. Having a President willing to subvert our most fundamental freedoms to avoid having an aide be misquoted (or quoted correctly in a mildly embarrassing light) is truly terrifying.
