In the UK we’re used to seeing politicians doing all they can to avoid answering a tricky question when being interviewed. I’m sure it’s the same all over the world.

But I don’t think I’ve ever seen it on the scale of yesterday’s White House press conference about Dubya’s military record. There aren’t actually any politicians present (I assume they all knew this was all far too dodgy to get involved with) but White House spokesman Scott McClellan does his best to avoid giving a straight answer to any of the questions.

There’s a transcript available, but for the full effect you might want to look at the real video version.

And here’s the Guardian‘s take on the story.