Lawyer jokes are dime-a-dozen. You've no doubt heard the one which asks the difference between a lawyer and a vulture?
Well apparently Mitt Romney hasn't.
At Tuesday's debate, the candidates were asked a hypothetical question about whether he would seek Congress's approval before taking action against Iran. Romney answered this way:
"You sit down with your attorneys and {have them} tell you what you have to do," Romney said, adding quickly "but obviously the president of the United States has to do what's in the best interest of the United States to protect us against a potential threat."
Given a second chance by moderator Chris Matthews, who asked whether President Bush needed the Congressional approval he received for the Iraq invasion, Romney again offered a legalistic answer.
"You know, we're going to let the lawyers sort out what he needed to do and what he didn't need to do," Romney said.
Have you ever heard the term “White House Counsel”? Guess what, they advise the president.
And btw, when was the debate that Chris Matthews moderated?