Gonzo Parsing

Check out this section from an AP story looking at Gonzales' opening statement for tomorrow.

But Gonzales indicated he could not definitively say whether he was involved in decisions on selecting which prosecutors would be targeted. The few, brief updates on the firings he received from Kyle Sampson, his former chief of staff, "focused primarily on the review process itself," Gonzales said.

"During those updates, to my knowledge, I did not make decisions about who should or should not be asked to resign," Gonzales said.

"To my knowledge, I did not make decisions"? What the hell is that? Are we to the point where Gonzales claims a psychotic break? Multiple personalities?

Also, make note of the White House stepping back from the previous and more definitive statements about the President's involvement.

The Bush involved in the firings story broke yesterday, so, when the White House spokesman says "Not that I -- I don't believe so," on something she knew would be specifically asked, we should take notice of that wiggle room. (Later: She didn't even ask about the reported conversation, and she's "not ruling it out.")

(And, everytime a spokesman says "refer to earlier statements on this date," it means that statement was very carefully crafted.)