Of all the potentially bothersome things about the Roberts nomination, today's AP story about his refusal to comment on his reported Federalist Society leadership can be filed under the heartburn category:
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts declined Monday to say why he was listed in a leadership directory of the Federalist Society and the White House said he has no recollection of belonging to the conservative group.(italics added)
Why not: "he is not a member" or "he has never been a member" or simply "he declines comment"? No, it's "he has no recollection." Urgh. Where are the Tums?
Posted by binky at July 25, 2005 02:25 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politicsapparently memory is not one of judge roberts' strong suits.
Posted by: joshua at July 25, 2005 03:02 PM | PERMALINKI was more inclined towards "it's impossible for the White House to make an unqualified factual statement" but, ok.
Posted by: binky at July 25, 2005 03:05 PM | PERMALINKi like your statement without it's own qualification: the white house is incapable of issuing a factual statement. indeed, all too often it seems they delight in it, as though each instance were just another successful parry in the eternal fencing match against the pesky press.
Posted by: joshua at July 25, 2005 03:18 PM | PERMALINK