From: Adam Flinton 

Rich Gauszka wrote:
> The White House seems to have changed their tune regarding commenting on
> Rove 
>

It's coz he's been lying left right & center & suddenly some of
those lies have been caught.

Who is the second lying senior admin person?

Adam

> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR20050711010
27.html
>
> WASHINGTON -- For the better part of two years, the word coming out of the
> Bush White House was that presidential adviser Karl Rove had nothing to do
> with the leak of a female CIA officer's identity and that whoever did would
> be fired.
> But Bush spokesman Scott McClellan wouldn't repeat those claims Monday in
> the face of Rove's own lawyer, Robert Luskin, acknowledging the political
> operative spoke to Matthew Cooper of Time magazine, one of the reporters who
> disclosed Valerie Plame's name.
>
> McClellan repeatedly said he couldn't comment because the matter is under
> investigation. When it was pointed out he had commented previously even
> though the investigation was ongoing, he responded: "I've really said all
> I'm going to say on it."
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:42d30c4f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>I think last week his lawyer said he never mentioned her name.  I don't see
>>any difference.  This week he mentioned her but not her name.  There is no
>>conflict between the two.
>>
>>Gary
>>
>>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>>news:42d2cdcc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>>Why would I ask that? - Because I can? 
>>>
>>>The problem is that as the information slowly trickles in, it seems to
>>>contradict previous positions. Last week Rove's lawyer was engaging in
>>>linguistic tomfoolery stating that Rove never mentioned Ms Plame when
>>>talking to the reporter.  I'll give you that there is no smoking gun yet.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>>>news:42d2c52a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>
>>>>No, why would you ask that.  There isn't any evidence that Rove knew
>>>>she
>>>>worked in anything other than some non-covert job.  She worked at the
>>
>>CIA
>>
>>>>under her MAIDEN NAME, so to say Wilson's wife wouldn't
even indirectly
>>>>disclose her name.
>>>>
>>>>Gary
>>>>
>>>>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>>>>news:42d2aec7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>
>>>>>So the White House has now redefined 'highest standards
of conduct' ?
>>>>>
>>>>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20050711/cm_thenation/35295/nc:742
>>>>>McClellan declared of the Plame/CIA leak, "That is
not the way this
>>
>>White
>>
>>>>>House operates. The president expects everyone in his
administration
>>>>>to
>>>>>adhere to the highest standards of conduct. No one
would be authorized
>>
>>to
>>
>>>>do
>>>>
>>>>>such a thing."
>>>>>
>>>>>
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