Today, I ran across this quote at Oliver Willis. New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's chief accuser Peter Paul said Saturday that yesterday's acquittal of her former campaign finance chairman, David Rosen, doesn't mean she's in the clear.

"This is by no means an exoneration of Hillary's campaign," Paul told NewsMax. "In fact. it's an indictment of her campaign."

Being acquitted means you are guilty. That must be an easy one for Republicans. After all, it's just like how increasing violence in Iraq means that the insurgency is getting desperate. What you're seeing is a group of frustrated and desperate people who kill innocent life... -May 31, 2005 - President Bush

The desperation of the Islamofanatics is evident in such actions as an attempted attack by as many as 50 fighters against a Marine convoy near Qaim a few days ago.... This is a significant development, but as it unfolds, the desperate and futile bloodshed continues, with more and more Sunnis becoming victims as well as Shiites.--May 13, 2005 - TCS hack Ralph Kinney Bennett

These, and other recent tragic incidents, are the desperate acts of those seeking to destabilize the successful democratic political process reflected in the recently elected Transitional Government.--May 11, 2005 - British Foreign Office minister for the Middle East Kim Howells

But it shows that his (al-Zarqawi) organization is getting desperate.April 29, 2005--Retired Army Col. David Hunt

We see these attacks as another desperate attempt by the terrorists to discredit the newly formed Iraqi government.--April 29, 2005 - US-led forces statement

Hairy Fish Nuts (unfortunate name) has more than 150 quotes, with links, to administration officials and other hawks flogging the "desperate" line dating back to mid-March, 2003. Talk about desperately needing a thesaurus.