Did the head of the DNC really say this?

MATTHEWS: Do you believe that the president can claim executive privilege?

DEAN: Well, certainly the president can claim executive privilege. But in this case, I think with a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, you can't play, you know, hide the salami, or whatever it's called. He's got to go out there and say something about this woman who's going to a 20 or 30-year appointment, a 20 or 30-year appointment to influence America. We deserve to know something about her.

Emphasis mine.

Howard Dean. The gift that just keeps on giving.

Heh.

But more substantively, doesn't Dean realise, from exceedingly recent example that the Senate gets to ask her all the questions they want, and then reject her if they don't think she's qualified?

Perhaps it's the way the Senators did such a poor job of asking Roberts actual law-related questions that confuses him; maybe he suspects they're not competent to do their jobs, but is content to blame the President for not doing it for them?

Hahahahaha. I'm sure he meant "hide the ball" but this is just too funny.

Howard Dean is in idiot. Funny how democrats make fun of Bush for being a poor speaker then they appoints a chairman for the DNC who's mouth clearly operates on a different frequency then is brain.

EEEEEEHHHHHHHAAAAAAAA!!

No fun trying to hide a salami around here. Anyplace other than the refrigerator and the canine is sure to find it.