The Roger Clemens Workout

ARI FLEISCHER: …Finally, I can’t help but notice, in the pool report this weekend, there was an indication that the White House Press Secretary threw a snowball at the press. I would like to assure everybody that there was a generalized area where the press was standing. If the snowball landed anywhere near it, it was obviously unintentional. (Laughter.)

Q. It couldn’t have landed anywhere near it because it was thrown by the Press Secretary. (Laughter.)

Q. Oooh.

Q. Do you promise not to snow us in the future? (Laughter.)

Q. You need to start that Roger Clemens workout, Ari.

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TGIF

ARI FLEISCHER: I don’t see the President getting involved.

Q. But you’re a gentleman, Ari, surely, you believe the Senator should apologize. (Laughter.) Don’t you believe he should apologize? Really, Ari? You’re a gentleman.

MR. FLEISCHER: Well, if the President won’t get involved, I certainly won’t. Jim Angle.

Q. Actually, that was my question. (Laughter.)

MR. FLEISCHER:  Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Friday in the press room. (Laughter.)

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A Matter of Semantics

Q. Is it their position that they want to keep taxes higher, or they just want to give back what we can currently afford?

ARI FLEISCHER: Well, certainly, if you don’t cut taxes as much as President Bush has proposed, if you say the tax cut must be a different level, a smaller level, that means people will pay more taxes than they are currently paying under the Bush proposal — than they would pay under the Bush proposal.

Q. It’s totally a matter of semantics.

MR. FLEISCHER: That’s what I do for a living. (Laughter.)

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