Mehlman reserves the right to smear Patrick Fitzgerald

[Cocoa]

Depending on how successful Fitzgerald is...

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/07/17.html#a3990

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Russert: You say you have tremendous confidence in Pat Fitzgerald.

Mehlman: I do.

Russert: If in fact he indicts White House officials, will you accept that indictment and not fight it?

Mehlman: Uh, first of all, I'm the chairman of the Republican National Committee. I'm not an attorney for anybody. Uh, the fact is, uh, I look forward to his getting to the bottom of this. I can't speak for.

Russert: But, but if he indicts White House officials, will you pledge today because you have tremendous confidence in him that you will not criticize his decision?

Mehlman: Uh, again, I'm not going to speculate. I have tremendous confidence in him. I look to him to get to the bottom of this. Whatever he does, I can assure you people are going to follow and are going to look to abide by, but --

Podesta: Say yes

Mehlman: I think it would be inappropriate for me as the RNC chairman to say what legal strategy people may take in the future.

Russert: But if you have tremendous confidence in him, then you will accept and respect his decision?

Mehlman: I look forward to hearing what he has to say and I intend to respect what he has to say, but again I'm not going to speculate on what he might do.

[bryant69]

1. We Republicans have Respect for the Law

when it goes our way.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Kerrytravelers]

2. And if the law isn't our way...

we'll just rewrite legislation to make it that may.


Ask Terri Shcaivo's parents. They had special legislation written specifically just for their daughter.


It must have been important, * left VACATION for the matter. Whoa.

[bettyellen]

3. good catch

people are anticipating the spin now, it's good to see that happen. :D

[earthboundmisfit]

4. Demo in how to say the same sentence five different ways...

Just like Scottie.:)

[Dr.Phool]

5. Let Rove and the rest start smearing Fitzgerald.

Always a good idea to piss off a prosecutor when he's investigating you!

I can just see indictments on everything from Treason to aggravated ignorance.

[Lecky]

6. I love that question by Russert

Mehlman is such a dolt.

[Cassandra]

7. Methinks Fitzgerald...

has put the fear of God into Russert.

[Athame]

20. Was Russert one of the six journalists that the story was shopped to?

I haven't heard that. Novak, Cooper, Miller,...who else?

This does seem pretty harsh coming from Russert.

[Cassandra]

21. He's already been before the grand jury

I don't know if he was one of the original six but he apparently told all in court.

[DemonFighterLives]

8. It's probably safe to assume

that Mehman will smear Fitz right along with Wilson if the findings come out the wrong way.
It doesn't seem possible for this administration to play honestly, but always look for a scapegoat. Dubby will never fess up even if he's frogmarched with the lot of them. It simply is not the crime family's MO.

[Lecky]

11. ...but if they were upfront and honest at least they would have

some integrity left.

Now all they have is hysteria and lies.

[BCBud]

14. Amazingly true...

.... I can't imagine what they will be able to salvage from this. I guess we will be seeing a whole new republican party in a few years, well new faces anyways.

[DemonFighterLives]

16. Well they can still have dubya scapegoat Rove and others

Mehlmans stupidity will just be forgotten. When dubby smirks and tells us about bad stuff that was done behind his back, we will all want a beer with the poor used president.
:beer:

[dajoki]

9. boy , are they good at avoiding answers

not one of the puke "disciples" will ever give a straight answer to anything. if they're clean, what are they afraid of? well, of course we know they are not clean.

[kliljedahl]

10. I saw both of those statements & thought the same thing

If Fitzgerald indicts, Rove, Libby & Cheney (my dream) it'll be smear Fitzgerald all the time.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[KharmaTrain]

12. That Says It In One Word...

To those who tried to convince us Gitmo wasn't torture...and how dare us to say it.

To those who are now trying to convince us that treason and outing a CIA agent...putting partisan gain about national interest.

What say you now???

I sure hope Jon Stewart grabs this and puts on that Cheshire cat smile he's begun wearing lately.

Cheers...

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

13. Mehlman never answers a question

He tap dances around every question thrown at him. This morning on CNN it was the same thing. He was asked whether he would oppose any Republican running for Congress in the south who used the confederate flag as a wedge issue. He refused to answer. He was asked whether he would recommend that George Bush appear before the NAACP next year. He refused to answer.

If I were the networks and cable news, I would simply tell him not to come on unless he was prepared to answer at least one question thrown at him.

[Matariki]

15. these guys are all saying they want to "get to the bottom of this"

whatever the hell *that* might mean to them?

[DemonFighterLives]

17. Yeah, get to the bottom, even though they know nothing was done wrong

:freak:

[Cocoa]

18. reminds me of an ambiguous Bush quote

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/30/wilson.cia/

"If there's a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is," Bush told reporters at an impromptu news conference during a fund-raising stop in Chicago, Illinois. "If the person has violated law, that person will be taken care of."


As in, Rove doesn't have to worry, the Bush family will take care of him.

[Zero Division]

19. They're so dependent on the strategy of smearing the accuser.

There's got to be a weakness in being so dependent on one strategy.