An excellent exchange during a White House press briefing Wednesday, proving (as if we needed more proof) what a fuckwit Ari Fleischer is:

Q You're saying they've turned the corner, they just haven't gone quite far enough?

MR. FLEISCHER: I'll leave it as I put it.

Q Why won't you answer the question about --

MR. FLEISCHER: Greg.

Q Hold on. We're entitled to follow up, Ari -- this isn't homeroom.

MR. FLEISCHER: Greg.

Q Why won't you answer the question about whether or not -- he said there are going to be consequences --

MR. FLEISCHER: David, there are other qualified reporters in here, too, who can follow-up.

Q I didn't say they were not qualified, Ari. I'm saying you're running it like it's homeroom, like we can't follow-up when you're refusing to answer a question that's been posed twice to you, directly. The Secretary of State said that there would be consequences. Why won't you say what they might be?

MR. FLEISCHER: Greg.