@boomerang,
Quote:US Prez spins missile failure as technological triumph!
Yeah, there ya go. That sounds good to me, too.
Although I must say that I'm not completely enthralled by the word "spin" here. I think we used to claim that our U-2 spy planes, when spotted deep into USSR territory, were only there due to pilot error. That was not "spin," in my usage of the word. It was merely a bald-faced lie intended to deny the obvious, and everyone knew it. We just weren't gunna fess up, that's all.
To me "spin" usually carries the notion of some "plausibility" with it. Maybe that is here in this case, but maybe it aint (and would be quickly and easily debunked).