Both Michael Moore and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle have such credibility problems, it's hard to know who to believe. Especially when they are contradicting each other.

"I know we senators all tend to look alike. But I arrived late, and I had to leave early for Senate votes. I didn't meet Mr. Moore," Daschle said.

In a lengthy Time magazine piece about the movie and its political effects, Richard Corliss reported Moore's criticism of Daschle's leadership and the filmmaker's account of a hug with Daschle.

"At the Washington premiere, Moore sat a few rows behind Daschle. Afterward, says Moore, 'He gave me a hug and said he felt bad and that we were all gonna fight from now on. I thanked him for being a good sport,'" Corliss wrote.

Daschle, who was at the premiere at the invitation of producer/distributor Harvey Weinstein, said he and Moore have never met.

Could it be that Michael Moore is stretching the truth to drum up publicity and cash in? It's not like that's never happened before. Then again, I can hardly blame Tom Daschle for being ashamed to admit that he was hugging and fawning over the great white whale.