L.A. Times: "White House Deflects Questions on Rove as RNC Defends Him"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-na-react13jul13,0,6741334.story?coll=la-home-headlines

WASHINGTON -- The White House won't talk about Karl Rove. But as the furor over President Bush's chief political strategist continues, Republican leaders have found other ways to get their points across.

For the second consecutive day, White House press secretary Scott McClellan refused to answer questions about Rove's possible role in disclosing the identity of an undercover CIA operative, saying on Tuesday -- as he had the day before -- that any comments might damage an ongoing criminal investigation into the matter.

"I want to be helpful to the investigation. I don't want to jeopardize anything in that investigation," McClellan said during another contentious briefing as reporters bombarded him with questions about the White House deputy chief of staff.

Yet, at the same time, the Republican National Committee -- closely allied with the White House and chaired by Rove protege Ken Mehlman -- distributed a 3 1/2-page set of talking points defending the president's chief political strategist and attacking Democrats and the CIA operative's husband, an outspoken critic of the administration's Iraq policy. "The RNC is trying to get the attention off the White House," said David Gergen, a Harvard University government professor who has worked for presidents of both parties. "A week ago, this was all about the press. Now it's back to the White House, which is not what they want."

[Son of California]

1. IMPORTANT

to inform as many people as possible about the Repub talking points, that they are actively trying to defend Rove.

[wallwriter]

2. Talking points are pathetic.

Can't any of these fucksticks formulate a decent argument themselves?