Believe me, it’s a relief to know that Bush

believes DeLay is innocent. I assume the papers for a presidential pardon have already been drafted. Better be a Word merge document —

they’ll be reusing it a lot. mjh

President Says DeLay Is Not Guilty of Money Laundering By Jim VandeHei,

Washington Post Staff Writer

President Bush said yesterday he is confident that former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) is

innocent of money-laundering charges….

“I hope that he will, ’cause I like him, and plus, when he’s over there, we get our

votes through the House,” Bush told Fox News’s Brit Hume.

It is highly unusual for a president to express an opinion on a pending

legal case. [mjh: But commonplace for dimwits.]

Bush also defended three of the most powerful men in the

White House, all of whom have been the subject of speculation that they are losing clout with the president: Vice President Cheney,

senior adviser Karl Rove and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. …

Bush dismissed rumors that Rumsfeld will leave his post

early next year. Asked if Rumsfeld will stay through the second term, Bush said: “Well, end of my term is a long time, but I tell you,

he’s done a heck of a good job and I have no intention of changing him.” [mjh: A week after Bush said

“Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job,” FEMA’s Brown was gone.]