Wolf Blitzer actually asked Howard Dean some tough questions on CNN’s The Situation Room today. Dean delivered the following jewels:

BLITZER: Some, as you know, critics of the president, Kanye West, the rap artist, for example, have accused him of being a racist. I want you to listen to what the First Lady Laura Bush said last night. Listen to this.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH: I think all of those remarks were disgusting, to be perfectly frank, because, of course, President Bush cares about everyone in our country. And I know that. I mean, I am the person who lives with him. I know what he’s like and I know what he thinks, and I know how he cares about people.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BLITZER: Do you agree with the first lady?
DEAN: No. I do not think that this president cares about everybody in America.

and

DEAN: I know Judge Roberts loves the law. I’m not sure he loves the American people.

Read the transcript — Blitzer was so dogged that at one point Dean got frustrated and accused Blitzer of recycling “Republican spin machine stuff.” This is after CNN’s Kyra Phillips got tough on House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, causing Pelosi to say, “If you want to make a case for the White House, go on their payroll.”

Democrats accusing CNN of working for the Republicans? One of my readers thinks it might be Dean and Pelosi on the White House payroll:

Nanci Pelosi and Howard Dean rock. No matter how bad the Republicans screw up, they are out there campaigning tirelessly to make the Democratic party seem shrill, out-of-touch, opportunistic, and irrational! So next time, even more voters will cast their vote thusly: “Jeeze, the Republicans suck, but at least they aren’t certifiably insane!”