"Q Sir, are you convinced, personally?
"THE PRESIDENT: There's no indication whatsoever, after reviews by the White House staff, that anybody did anything improper."
That's a far cry from saying: I am personally convinced there was no political pressure. Bush didn't deny that there was political pressure or that he was aware of it. All he denied was the existence of any "indication" that anyone did anything he considers "improper."
Much like "torture", which he refuses to define, the president didn't say what he means by "improper" or "indication" yesterday.
Among the many lessons of the Scooter Libby trial is this one: That when the White House issues squirrelly statements under fire, the most cynical interpretations may well be the closest to the truth.
So there's really no longer any excuse for letting President Bush get away with carefully parsed denials, hairsplitting and non-answers.
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