The White House at its Word

President Bush today:

"The attorney general went up and gave a very candid assessment, and answered every question he could possibly answer _ honestly answer _ in a way that increased my confidence in his ability to do the job," Bush said.

Oh, indeed, indeed. This is probably literally true.

And there's this:

Acknowledging Gonzales' lack of support in Congress, [White House Spokeswoman] Perino said the Justice Department has "a huge amount of responsibility outside of any dealings with Capitol Hill."

"I think that it was good to get the hearing over with," she said. "People can take a step back and then either ask follow-up questions or move on."

Hmmm, I think Congress has follow-up questions for Goodling, Myers and Rove. The first has taken the fifth, and the White House will not let the other two testify...