Glad I missed Mehlman on CNN today. Yuck.

[madfloridian]

Edited for link:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/13/sitroom.02.html

I watched the segment with Dean when he had to keep talking just to be heard. Mehlman was on later, and I just read part of the transcript. He attacks everyone in the Democratic party. I think Heidi misquotes Dean. She quotes him as saying they will fix ethics in the Democratic party, and I did not hear that or see it in the transcript.

But to give credit, she seems from the transcript to have grilled Mehlman even more than she did Dean.

Just a few snips from Mehlman passing the buck and not taking responsibility for anything.

You had Chairman...

COLLINS: But...

MEHLMAN: ... Dean on, who said, they are going to make a big change in economic policy.

Let me tell you what the first one is going to be. The first one is going to be a $2.4 trillion tax increase over the next 10 years, because the first thing they are going to do is bring back the marriage penalty...

COLLINS: Well, let's talk about..

MEHLMAN: ... the death tax.

COLLINS: Let's talk about your party.

MEHLMAN: Sure.

COLLINS: I think it serves you better to talk about your party, quickly, here.

The immigration issue, as you bring up... MEHLMAN: Yes.

COLLINS: ... the Republican Party, not united on this.

MEHLMAN: Yes.

COLLINS: Is that damaging, to have a party split here?

MEHLMAN: Well, I think that Republicans, like all Americans, recognize this is a challenging issue and want to come together. We need to be a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. But here's what Republicans believe. We believe that the legislative process should go forward. And what the Democrats, what Harry Reid did is, he played politics with it.

Here is the quote from Heidi, and I can't find where Dean said it:

" COLLINS: But, you know, you bring up Howard Dean.

And, earlier, when we spoke with Howard Dean, he said that their number-one goal is that they are going to really improve their ethics in the Democratic Party."

Dean said they would pass strong ethics legislation.

More:
Mehlman was "disappointed" in Dean's letter asking him about the phone-jamming. Aww..

He went after Mollohan and Conyers.

This was an interesting exchange when Heidi says "stonewalling."

"And it's disappointing that Chairman Dean and others, who know me and know -- may disagree on the issues, but they know I'm an ethical person, would continue this drumbeat of making up a story, when there's none there.

COLLINS: I think they call it stonewalling."

[pearl]

1. Yes, I had the misfortune of seeing some of

Melman, he's such a piece of shit. Pathetic.

[AtomicKitten]

2. He was his whiny little bitch self today.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. He makes me sick. Something about him turns my stomach.

The fact he's a republican doesn't help, either.

[0007]

4. He sure isn't normal acting!

I just heard that he doesn't cast a reflection in the mirror.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. He is one creepy person, that's for sure.

[gglor]

6. That means he fits in perfect

with the rest of the creeps that are unfortunately running this government.

Has anyone heard if Conyers is any closer to impeachment, I am scared we will wake up to find that madman bush---- has blown up the world.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

8. He really is one unappetizing mofo.

[stopbush]

7. Heidi Collins is HOT!

There. I said it.

[Andromeda]

9. I couldn't watch him because I was eating lunch.