Spokesmouth Gibbs is correct in saying (video at the link, above) you won't mistake him for a constitutional scholar; one might at least expect that the White House Press Secretary would be up to date on the most controversial hot topic of the moment. But then, that would be if the administration didn't have its collective head up its ass. These people do.
Here's the money transcript:
Gibbs was asked by a reporter on Monday: “Have White House lawyers looked at this issue? Has this been examined in any way?”
Gibbs responded: “Not that I know of. I don’t think it has gotten to the point where anybody questions the legitimacy of it.”
The reporter followed up: “Well, Orrin Hatch questions the legitimacy of it.” Gibbs quipped, “Well, you should ask him.”
The reporter asked, “Do you not feel there is any concern at all about whether it is constitutional for Congress to impose a mandate?”
“No,” Gibbs said.
I mean, really, why bother looking at the legality of pending legislation BEFORE it's passed into law? Why not just wait until AFTER 1/6th of the largest economy in the world is a complete mess and spend a few million dollars losing in the courts? Wouldn't it just be easier to wait?
Come on VFD, cut them some slack! Maybe they never thought of it!
You're right, you're right. After all, this is the first time anyone has asked about the constitutionality of the 'healthcare' bill. . . Oh, wait.
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