Uhh, there's a lot that could be said about the Bush Administration's need to pay media whores directly to promote their policies, but I don't really have the mental energy. I'll borrow a little from Steve Gilliard, and leave it for now.
Pay for play:
Armstrong Williams believes in the No Child Left Behind Act so much, it took $240,000 from the Bush administration to get him to say so (over and over again, apparently) on his talk show.
TV Host Says U.S. Paid Him to Back Policy:
Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams said he was paid by the Department of Education to promote its initiatives in the news media.
Massa, I sure do likes No Child Left Behind:
Massa say, I do. Where are those shoes he needed shined
White House paid commentator to promote law