Sunday, July 24, 2005

Can't Anyone in this Administration Tell the Truth?

From WaPo:
Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. has said that he has no memory of belonging to the Federalist Society, but his name appears in the influential, conservative legal organization's 1997-1998 leadership directory.

Newspapers had reported last week that Roberts was a member of the conservative group and the WH called them to say Roberts had no memory of belonging to the group. The papers then printed corrections. However WaPo article continues:

Over the weekend, The Post obtained a copy of the Federalist Society Lawyers' Division Leadership Directory, 1997-1998. It lists Roberts, then a partner at the law firm Hogan & Hartson, as a member of the steering committee of the organization's Washington chapter and includes his firm's address and telephone number.

snip
Last Wednesday, the day after Bush announced Roberts's nomination, the officials working on the nomination asked the White House press office to call each news organization that had reported Roberts's membership to tell them that he did not recall being a member. Asked yesterday if the White House would have done so knowing about the leadership directory, Perino said "Yes."

This "Adults" administration's idea of truth is equivalent to that of a 5 year old.

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