The Silence of the Sestak: The Big Me involved?; Update: WH memo released

Hot Air ^ | MAY 28, 2010 | ED MORRISSEY

[RobinMasters]

With the political world holding its breath for the Friday-afternoon document dump containing the Obama White House response to the Joe Sestak scandal, Greg Sargent gets a sneak peek at the possible defense. The Obama administration will say that it asked Bill Clinton to conduct “informal” talks with Sestak to determine his political ambitions, which Sestak then mischaracterized afterward:

Senior White House advisers asked former President Bill Clinton to talk to Joe Sestak about whether he was serious about running for Senate, and to feel out whether he’d be open to other alternatives, according to sources familiar with the situation.

But the White House maintains that the Clinton-Sestak discussions were informal, according to the sources. The White House, under pressure to divulge the specifics of its interactions with Sestak, will release a formal statement later today outlining their version of events, including Clinton’s involvement.

[RobinMasters]

Ping

[Marty62]

The only ? is, WILL RAHM LIE under OATH?

[highlander_UW]

If there was an offer of a position in exchange for dropping from the race then it doesn't matter how "informal" the talk was...it's still a crime.

Would they try to argue that a bank robber asking nicely for all the cash in the till isn't a crime?

[luvbach1]

Well, Joe, did you mischaracterize what you were told? Or did the Bamster’s lawyers?

[conservativegramma]

Wow, if this is the best defense they can muster up I’d better go to the store and stock up on some popcorn!!

[boomop1]

Depends on the meaning of lie is.

[Ann Archy]

But they are saying it was an UNPAID advisory position...therefore NO JOB!! WHO THE HELL WOULD BELIEV THIS???

[Melchior]

This stinks. What relationship has Clinton with Sestak? Why not use Rendell or Casey? Again, I ask why Clinton, who doesn’t give a damn about Obama? What is the Clinton paytoff?

[highlander_UW]

But they are saying it was an UNPAID advisory position...therefore NO JOB!! WHO THE HELL WOULD BELIEV THIS???

LOL...they really think we're idiots to try to float that story.

[Mach9]

I’m with you. If the administration had spent as much time researching the Gulf problem as it’s spent concocting an utterly innocent scenario for Sestak, we’d all be swimming and fishing off the southern coast.

[Vaduz]

If it’s in a WH memo it must be true right?. /s

[Izzy Dunne]

So, they trot out that bastion of credibility, old BeeJay his own bad self.

Yeah, that's the ticket...

[LibLieSlayer]

Getting a disgraced x-president that lost his law license for 5 years due to perjury, is not going to help when sworn under oath to tell the truth.

LLS

[Hawthorn]

Let's just assume for the sake of argument that the WH story is basically correct. Then how stupid does Sestak look? And what will the voters of Pennsylvania think about that?