The Daily Nightly from NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
About this blog    The week that was at the White House  It's
been a rough and tumble week in the White House press room over
the Cheney hunting story. Many viewers have written me with
praise and plenty of criticism about my questioning of press
secretary Scott McClellan. The debate about this story has
focused equal parts on my colleagues and me as it has on the
unfortunate facts of this hunting accident involving the Vice
President.  Let me say at the outset that I was wrong to lose my
temper at Scott McClellan. I've worked well with Scott since we
first met during the 2000 campaign. Monday, he suggested my
aggressive questioning about the disclosure of the hunting
accident was a stunt for the cameras. He said this during a
morning OFF CAMERA briefing, which undercut his point.
Furthermore, I considered it a cheap shot. I said, "Don't be a
jerk to me personally, just answer the question." I regret
saying that because it's never appropriate to spe