From Bob Somerby at the Daily Howler:

Some say the press corps is just like pro wrestling. For us, another great act comes to mind: ...When the Bush Admin signed on to fuel cells this year, everyone knew not to notice the irony. Everyone except the "Inside Washington" column in National Journal:

NATIONAL JOURNAL (1/12/02): But Why Wasn't Al at the Announcement? Well, you know what they say about consistency being the hobgoblin of little minds. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham went to his old stomping grounds in Detroit this week to tout a new government partnership with the auto industry. Their goal--to replace the internal combustion engine with motors powered by cleaner, more efficient hydrogen-based fuel cells. Sound familiar? You may recall that Abraham, in his unsuccessful bid to be re-elected to the Senate from Michigan in 2000, loved to mock then-Vice President Al Gore for supporting the elimination of the internal combustion engine. He and his current boss, President Bush, heaped derision on Gore for that and other recommendations to clean up the environment in Gore's book Earth in the Balance. At the GOP convention in 2000, during the delegate roll call, Abraham even made sure to note that his state is a "friend of the combustion engine."...