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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: combjelly who wrote (241243)7/13/2005 3:23:04 AM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 1574040
 
"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.

A case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing?

Hardly, old Washington hands said: The White House's strategy appears to be a textbook example of trying to change the subject by shifting the focus.

"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."?


latimes.com

They're doing it again!
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