David Adesnik makes a haha:
That's pretty funny. Kennedy is an experienced member of the Judiciary Committee, but he's suggesting that Christian conservatives know more about Alito than he does. Now that's what I call oversight.
Yep. A real chuckle. Here's James Dobson:
Well, some have called me today, some whose names our listeners would recognize -- not only members of Congress, but Christian leaders and others -- and saying, "You know, you have taken a stand here. You have made some comments about Harriet Miers, and we want to know what that's based on." So I think maybe I ought to take the rest of the broadcast today, or at least a portion of it, to tell our listeners the rationale. Now, I can't reveal it all, because I do know things that, you know, I'm privy to that I can't describe because of confidentiality. And there are some things I can't go into.
Exactly how much oversight power does Adesnik think minority Democrats currently have? And does he think they get a lot of confidential information, many illuminating tidbits they shouldn't even know so they can better carry out their supervisory responsibilities? Yep, I bet Rove's been on the phone with Kennedy all week, giving him the inside scoop on Alito's views on Roe, the commerce clause, gun control, and everything else. Because if there's one thing I trust about this White House, it's the seriousness with which they approach Congress's responsibility to provide independent oversight of the executive.
