Campaigning with Nixon

To convince me that everything I'm reading about Bush being asked not to help Republican candidates in their election campaigns is wrong, the Moonie Times helpfully publishes an article sourced almost solely from Scott McClellan. Prominently displayed on Drudge.

The phones are ringing off the hook at the White House political affairs office with Republican candidates calling to ask President Bush to appear at fundraisers and campaign events.

Despite a consensus among political pundits and Democrats that Mr. Bush was chiefly responsible for the Virginia gubernatorial loss Tuesday, the White House said yesterday that candidates from across the country continue to seek presidential appearances.

If they're mounting a spin campaign, and the best mouthpiece they can find is the Whitehouse press spokesman rather than twenty candidates who are seeking such help, it must be pretty true.