Today, Scott McClellan was asked about Sen. Russ Feingold’s resolution to censure President Bush for authorizing warrantless domestic wiretaps in contravention of the law. Here was his response:

[I]t would be interesting to see how many Democrats actually agree with the view of Senator Feingold. Do Democrats support Senator Feingold’s view or do they support this vital program?

The American people have made it very clear they support the president’s efforts to defeat the terrorists and prevent attacks from happening. The president has made it very clear he’s not going to wait to be hit again.

Actually that’s not true. According to the most recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, a plurality of American disapprove of Bush’s warrantless domestic wiretapping program and his terrorism policies in general.

Sen. Conrad Burns’s (R-MT) response when a young woman asked him, “How ya doing today, Senator?” after a news conference.

for the Plame leak, according to former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee. Last November, The Nation’s David Corn noted that Armitage was “the only person on the Official Speculation List who [had] not yet denied” being Woodward’s source.

Of the 65 teams that qualified for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament (aka March Madness), 30 fail to meet minimum academic standards as defined by the NCAA. Twenty-one of the failing schools are sponsored by Nike, 8 by Adidas and one by Reebok. Over the next two weeks Nike, Adidas and Reebok will profit as these schools — whose players are adorned with their company logos — advance through the tournament.

We’re launching a campaign to pressure Nike, Adidas, and Reebok to use their market power to help these athletes graduate college. Join the campaign HERE. It features an interactive bracket with academic and sponsorship data for each team.

Specifically, we are calling on Nike, Adidas and Reebok to sign on to the following statement of principles:

1. We recognize that as a sponsor, our company has a shared responsibility to ensure that collegiate basketball players graduate.

2. We pledge to provide financial incentives to our sponsored schools that consistently exceed minimal academic standards, as defined by the NCAA.

3. We pledge to terminate sponsorship deals with schools that consistently fail to meet minimal academic standards, as defined by the NCAA.

Act now. Tell Nike, Adidas and Reebok to get off the academic sidelines.

Barely one week into the Iraq war, Gen. Tommy Franks threatened to fire the Army’s field commander, Lt. Gen. William S. Wallace, because Wallace wanted to delay the advance on Baghdad in order to suppress the threat of paramilitary Fedayeen in the rear. The Fedayeen later joined the insurgency that continues to roil Iraq.

Pharmacists have told the White House that “many independent pharmacies might have to shut their doors” because they were not being paid adequately or promptly under Medicare.” The pharmacists “have given away millions of dollars’ worth of medications for which Medicare drug plans should have paid” in the last two months.

The Project for Excellence in Journalism confirms a disturbing trend in the state of our news media: fewer stories covered with less depth. (See their report here.)

After initially underestimating the size of an oil spill onto the tundra in Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay, BP has reported that the spill is “the largest ever on the North Slope.” Meanwhile, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) continues to push for Arctic Refuge drilling.

52. Percentage of Americans who believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to a new AP-Ipsos poll. The Guttmacher Institute provides a look at state laws that have restricted abortion rights. Read more