There is a big difference between how Ari Fleischer handled questions and how Scott McClellan does. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Ari smiled a lot more. But the substance of his answers were essentially the same. I have a little bit of experience working on press releases and news conference preparations. Every word is parsed before anything is offered to the press. If you think Scott is just heading out on the stage and winging it, you are dreaming. It doesn't matter who stands at the podium. They are representing the Whitehouse, and are not free to extemporaneously offer their own answers to the easily anticipated questions from the press corps.