Perino:"It's going to unfortunately be one of those briefings --I'm not able to comment on anything"

[sabra]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/12/20071210-1.html

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Q Okay. Well, now that the appeal -- there is no longer any appeal, can you speak to what the President thinks about Scooter Libby disclosing the name of a CIA official?

MS. PERINO: I did not have a chance to talk to -- chance to speak to the President after this announcement was made this morning, and so I don't have his immediate reaction. He gave a lengthy statement in July in regards to the commutation and so I'll have to refer you to that for now.

Q But he didn't talk about what Scooter Libby had actually done in that --

MS. PERINO: And as I said, I haven't spoken to the President about it, so I'm not able to provide you anything else at this moment.

Q Is he expected to do pardons during the Christmas break?

MS. PERINO: I have to give the same answer, which is we don't speculate on any possible pardons.

Q Can you comment on whether Harriet Miers did, in fact, know about the CIA tapes and whether she told the CIA not to destroy them?

MS. PERINO: No. No. It's going to unfortunately be one of those briefings -- I'm not able to comment on anything regarding that, except for what I said on Friday -- which is now, and since then, the Justice Department and the CIA have started a preliminary inquiry. We are supportive of that. We are in the fact-gathering stage, and we are providing them information. So beyond that I am not able to comment or characterize.

[babylonsister]

1. Cripes, she starts out like that? Why even bother having a briefing? nt

[EFerrari]

3. Because this way they think they can control the message.

She's not there to hand out information, she's there to channel it.

Today is Human Rights Day. I can't tell you how disgusting the ongoing mendacity of this government seems to me today, especially over the neglected, broken and dead bodies of all the real people that have gotten between BushCo and their profits.

[babylonsister]

4. And let's not forget the virtual silence from the supposed 'good guys'. nt

[EFerrari]

5. Anyone who isn't gravely concerned at this point

isn't paying attention.

[annabanana]

2. Of Course! Isn't "not commenting on anything" exactly

what a Press Conference is FOR?

(catch up people)

[flordehinojos]

6. today she looked tired and the lines on her forehead were showing, a lot!

is reality beginning to dawn on her? maybe she is beginning to realize that helen thomas has a lot teach her.

[ladjf]

7. She will be gone from her position within a month. n/t