Did Howard Dean plant the lie Governor Sebelius uttered in a craven attempt to score political points from tragedy (see post below)?
Well . . . Hot Air has this:
At this point, I have no way of verifying whether DNC Chairman Howard Dean called Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and instructed her to lie about the federal response to Friday's devastating tornado. But I will make some calls and see what I can find out. Quinn & Rose's story does fit the timeline and does fit the Democrat M.O. of late, in which they find a way to blame every single thing under the sun on Bush and on the war in Iraq. Other Democrat governors have pre-emptively blamed the lack of response to disasters that haven't even happened yet on Bush and the war in Iraq. So on its face the story strikes me as very plausible.
Read the whole post at the link above. The source is obviously Brownback, who was the only person privy to the conversation without a vested interest in keeping it secret.
UPDATE 12 May 2:20 p.m.: Brownback is categorically denying that he is the source, OR that any such conversation between him and the Governor took place. Looks like the radio guys will have to produce their source or withdraw the story altogether.
If this seems to anyone too low for Democrats to go, I suggest they read the comments posted by their supporters at this site. No lie is beneath them.
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