"If Senator Kerry is going to say he has support from foreign leaders, then he needs to be straightforward with the American people and say who it is that he has spoken with and who it is that supports him," [White House spokesman Scott] McClellan told reporters.McClellan did not respond to questions whether under this new system of logic President Bush was guilty of making anything up.
If not, the spokesman added, "Then the only alternative is that he is making it up to attack the president of the United States." [Emphasis added.]