Respect For Our Government
From CNN Reliable Sources [Aired October 16, 2005 – 10:00AM EDT]:
[Howard Kurtz, Host:] Lucy Dalglish, if Karl Rove is indicted, if Karl Rove is indicted, what if he’s not indicted? Isn’t this the worst kind of journalistic speculation?
[Lucy Dalglish, Committee For Freedom Of The Press:] Yes. You know, I think it’s always dangerous to speculate whether or not. You’re really besmirching someone’s reputation, although I’m not sure you can do that with Karl Rove. But it is very, very, you know — I would prefer that people keep an eye on what the — you know, watching him testify and going in and out of the courthouse.
But will it bring down the administration? I don’t know. I don’t know.
[Editor: my emphasis]