Fiction triumphs over reality

If there was any doubt remaining that the Shrubites create their own reality, put it to rest. Today administation officials announced they are disregarding a ruling by the GAO that the fake video news packages constructed by PR firms on behalf of Shrub and foisted on local news broadcasts as "news" are at best unethical.

Instead, the Shrubiies intend to continue with the practice, in which these pro-administration policy ads are aired without any disclosure about their origin or purpose.

Then at the mid-day briefing, Press Secretary Scott McClellan officially confirmed that the White House is blowing off the Government Accountability Office's finding that prepackaged administration video news releases constitute illegal covert propaganda.

See Dan Froomkin's story here.