Why DeLay but not Scooter?

For quite awhile now, the White House has refused to comment on the Plame leak or the Scooter Libby indictment, arguing that they shouldn't comment on an "ongoing investigation." But, the night before last, Bush told Brit Hume on Fox News that he believed Tom DeLay was innocent of all the charges.

The inconsistency was so obvious that the press couldn't resist peppering Scotty McClellan with questions about it at yesterday's press briefing. Editor and Publisher has the transcript. It's hillarious to watch Scotty trying to justify this one.