"That would allow the MSM to turn him into a target."
Like he's not now?
I am watching hos testimony on CSPAN now - Brown appears as a highly competent man - thwarted at every turn by LA politicians and the MSM misleading the public as to what FEMA's job is compared to other agencies. I am glad Bush brought him back as a consultant - I hope he is now making a lot more money. God bless this guy.
He's a target they can't hit.
He's doing the same thing when he had Ari Fleischer say "the President will sign the AWB renewal if it hits his desk."
That was the GOP's signal that they better not let it hit his desk. The AWB sunsetted precisely because Dubya did not give the MSM the opportunity to make it an issue by his saying he would veto it.