David Gergen said, just a short time ago, (on CNN or MSNBC) that the White House can't blame it's troubles on an overzealous prosecutor or on being "kn*cked-up" by the press.
I think he meant "knocked-about."
I didn't catch him, but in a way he's correct: when the leak charges first aired a couple of years ago, Bush, in Pavlovian fashion, rushed to appoint a Special Prosecutor. There was no need for him to do this. Had he declined (especially as it now appears that no "blown cover" statute was violated) the flap would have soon died. So, it can be argued that today's indictment is a direct consequence of Bush's lack of resolve early on.
"David Gergen said, just a short time ago, (on CNN or MSNBC) that the White House can't blame it's troubles on an overzealous prosecutor or on being "kn*cked-up" by the press."
That's right, they could blame a lot of their troubles on a news media that's incompetent, biased, or both.