Well that was a nice bloodbath

[Goldmund]

I need a cigarette. Too bad I quit smoking.

[terrya]

1. Were those mean old reporters doing their jobs?

And actually asking tough questions??

Oh, dear.....

[Ready4Change]

3. Some international ones, too.

Scotty ran to them yesterday to escape the US reporters questions about Rove. But today several of the foreign reporters were asking about Rove as well.

Do I see legs?

[tridim]

2. Yes, but the overall result.. Scotty wins.

It's getting easier for him to refuse to answer anything using his new standard excuse. That's exactly what Rove wants. The press now needs to get around the Scotty firewall somehow, or else there will be zero news out of the WH until the 'ongoing investigation' is over (which is probably going to be around 2008).

[barb162]

4. yes, they just evade, punt, act normal about it and the next

thing you know, there's a new story, another hurricane, whatever, and that's that.

[Goldmund]

5. I disagree

They were trying to get around "the Scotty firewall", that's why they kept asking differently worded questions over and over.

They know that KKKarl is going down, and they want to get Scotty to slip up because they want to be the first to report a new tid-bit.

[JimmyJazz]

8. Exactly. And, it's on the record that they were answering questions

about the situation (denying involvement is answering questions) until two days ago. So saying, "no comment during the investigation" isn't really going to pass muster this time.

[Midnight Rambler]

6. However, the more evasive he is, the more he just looks like an ass

Most people understand what "no comment" usually means, especially coming from a politician (or a professional athlete). The more he keeps this shit up, the more it will look like they've got something to hide.

Look out for falling poll numbers.

[The Donkey]

7. It looks like

Finally someone claimed that nut-sack that's been sitting in the press room lost-and-found for the past several years.