6. Obama is defending his people, regardless of wrongdoing.
All Presidents back up their staffers. It looks a lot worse to everyone in their party when they don't, and throwing them under the bus could be a lot worse for his reputation than defending him. Nobody wants to work for someone who is willing to discard them so easily. By not invoking executive privilege, Obama would actually be taking a pretty sharp detour from history.
Whether or not it's right is up for debate, but at least it's consistent.
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Date: 26/6/12 20:30 (UTC)6. Obama is defending his people, regardless of wrongdoing.
All Presidents back up their staffers. It looks a lot worse to everyone in their party when they don't, and throwing them under the bus could be a lot worse for his reputation than defending him. Nobody wants to work for someone who is willing to discard them so easily. By not invoking executive privilege, Obama would actually be taking a pretty sharp detour from history.
Whether or not it's right is up for debate, but at least it's consistent.