22 seconds ago 2009-11-27T20:35:25-08:00
Karl Rove has yet to respond to my request for comment, but he did oblige Fox News for a few questions about my report last night that he contacted Joe Lieberman last week to urge him to contact McCain and take himself out of the veepstakes.
Rove first said: "Sen. Lieberman's camp denied it, and so did my camp last night, so I guess Politico.com was wrong."
Rove is incorrect. Lieberman's office has not denied it. And I'm not sure what Rove means by "my camp," but I have not heard anything from him, others in Bushworld or McCain's campaign denying the story.
Pressed by Fox's Megyn Kelly, Rove wouldn't deny calling Lieberman.
"Uh. Look, I'm not going to get into who I call and don't call," he said. "But this report that I called Sen. Lieberman and told him, 'You call Sen. McCain and withdraw from the vice presidential' is incorrect. "
I stand by my reporting.
