There was Magnum, played by the slickest male TV actor of his day, Tom Selleck. Thomas Magnum was the last 
guy before Robert Gibbs to have a P.I. tacked onto his last name. Of course, nobody has ever referred to Gibbs as "slick" because he's not only one of the least believable actors of our day but he has so much trouble remembering his lines that he spends most of his daily press conference time fumfering -- boring people to tears with ummmms and ahhhhs after nearly every word.
Another major left-wing mouthpiece, Nancy Pelosi, who knows in her heart that she makes absolutely no sense with her prevarications, tries to grab credibility out of thin air with wild hand gesturing. Pelosi has tagged Robert Gibbs with a P.I. -- for "Politically Inept" -- because he acknowledged the obvious on Meet the Press Sunday, admitting “there is no doubt" Republicans could regain the House of Representatives in November.
As if the speaker hasn't gaffed her way into the Obfuscation Hall of Fame with one-liners like "We have to pass the [health care] bill so that you can find out what Is In It" and "[Unemployment benefits] create jobs faster than almost any other initiative you can name." Nonetheless, it is easy to believe that Gibbs merely misspoke. It would certainly be in character for him.
But it is also possible that White House strategists intend to use Gibbs' pessimistic Meet the Press sound bite after the mid-term election if the House remains in Democrat control -- even if the majority is substantially cut to a level of ineffectiveness -- to bolster public perception of their failing leader's ability to "rescue and create" Congressional jobs for his party. Or, more likely, that it marks the beginning of the process of lowering supporters' expectations of what Democrats, including the president, will be able to accomplish in the post-midterm elections future.
It would also not be far-fetched to believe that this whole Pelosi/Gibbs dust-up was choreographed to take some of the summer heat off of Obama's tanking poll numbers and the now-universal criticism of him, in an effort to somehow guilt-energize loyal Democrats and pique their interest in the mid-term elections enough to insure a larger turn-out than is otherwise expected in light of predicted futility factor.
"I don't know who this guy is. I've never met him before," is a pretty good indication that Nancy Pelosi is, once again, attempting to double-talk her way out of an uncomfortable situation. "How could [Gibbs] know what is going on in our districts?" Pelosi asked her members during a caucus meeting. "Some may weigh his words more than others. We have made our disagreement known to the White House."
She didn't have to wait long for an answer to her complaint. White House Press Secretary Gibbs insisted that, "We have met before," and described their relationship as "cordial"..."Of course the opinion of the speaker of the House matters to me."
Obviously, one or both of them is lying and the smart money is on "both". In any case, Gibbs could have hung the P.I. tag on the Speaker of the House, as well -- "Pelosi Incredible".
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