Then to break the Guinness Book of World Records’ backpedaling best, he showcases this lame-ass excuse (video at via HotAir).

I was taken aback by that peculiar stagecraft, the walking from somewhere in the back of this narrow hall, this winding staircase looming there, the odd anti-bellum look of the scene. Was this some mimicking of a president walking along the state floor to the East Room?

Ohhhh, Nooooo!…windy staircases. Awwww!….narrow hallways. Was Thrill Boy having a faaaaaaaabulous Wizard of Oz moment? Staircase, hallway, anti-bellum, Oh MY!

Please, Thrill Boy just got his ass put in a corner and now he’s just trying to scratch his way out of it with a shred of dignity (if he had any in the first place) left. As Allphapundit said at HotAir…

Congrats, Chris: You’ve somehow turned Keith Olbermann into the grown-up on the set.