Pelosi/Phillips Smackdown

Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi put a stop mighty fast to CNN's Kyra Phillips when she tried to spout the administrations talking points during an interview, when she told her "if you want to make a case for the White House you should go on their payroll". Video (WMP) of the exchange is available HERE.... Meanwhile, Jack Cafferty on CNN's "Situation Room" let loose again. We pick up the transcript shortly after a bystander yelled at Dickhead Cheney to "Go Fuck Himself" WMP Video of that is available here from Crooks And Liars BLITZER: Vice president clearly shrugging that off. Let's go to CNN's Jack Cafferty. He's standing by in New York. You heard that bleep, I hope, Jack. JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: The vice president said that's the first time he heard it. Didn't he utter the same phrase to Senator Patrick Leahy on the floor of the United States Senate? BLITZER: Yes. CAFFERTY: So it wasn't the first time he heard it. He said it ... (CROSSTALK) BLITZER: It is the first time he heard it in this context of this trip. CAFFERTY: You know what, I'll bet it's not the last. At long last, here's a bulletin, Wolf, at long last the Democrats have agreed on something. It's been a long time, but they have come together on this. From Hillary Clinton to Howard Dean, to Nancy Pelosi, the Democrats are pouncing on the weak response of the Bush administration in the initial days following Katrina. While Democrats blame Republicans, the Republicans want to shift the blame away from the federal government and shift it down to the local and state officials. Even some prominent Republicans are calling on the president to have an independent investigation of all of this. And in this humble reporter's opinion, if there's not an independent investigation, the investigation won't be worth the paper it's written on. The fact there are still victims of Katrina who need to be rescued, and who are dying every day, of course, doesn't stop our politicians from the posturing and the finger pointing. It's particularly obvious and distasteful when it comes from those who are trying to turn a massive government failure into a political opportunity for themselves. See some of the names mentioned above. Here's the question. What effect will Hurricane Katrina have on the off-year elections in 2006? Caffertyfiles@cnn.com -- Wolf. BLITZER: Thanks, Jack. Jack Cafferty in New York. I can't get over Cafferty since this whole thing started. Usually he is one of the loudest apologists for the administration and its' talking points. It looks like even he has had enough of their bullshit.