Here’s the takeaway from Bush’s press conference just now, in which the phrase “political points” and “klieg lights” found frequent use, as opposed to his administration’s “reasonable proposal.”
“I hope [the Democrats] don’t choose confrontation. I will oppose any attempts to subpoena White House officials.”
He added that the Democrats would be “wasting time” by issuing subpoenas.
To the question, “Are you going to go to the mat in protecting the principle you talked about?… You’ll go to the courts?” he answered, yes.
Here we go.
