WHAT EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE???

Atrios catches a great rebuttal to Pres. Fredo's claim of executive privilege:

Ed Henry Finds a Nut
CNN:
I think also, another thing to look at, I followed up a question about executive privilege. You heard Tony Snow at the end there saying the president has no recollection of being involved in this decision to fire the US attorneys. So we asked the question then, well why are you citing executive privilege - or at least suggesting you will, and yesterday the president said the principle at stake here is candid advice from his advisers to the president - if the president was not involved in the decision, then how can you cite executive privilege on something he was really not involved in? And Tony Snow basically said, it's a good question and I don't know the answer.

This is from today's press conference:

Q And then there's a gap in emails. Was there any -- perhaps any emails about the President in there? And did the President have to sign off on this? Because the question was raised --

MR. SNOW: The President has no recollection of this ever being raised with him.
Q Tony, have you read the emails or been briefed on them?

MR. SNOW: I have been briefed; I have not read all 3,000 pages.

[snip]

MR. SNOW: Let me just issue a blanket statement right now, because there are going to be a lot of questions about what if and when. It is our hope that members of Congress -- there is an important distinction between authorizing subpoenas and issuing them. And we hope members of Congress, as they have an opportunity to think this through, are going to realize that they've got a deal before them that enables them to find out what the truth is. And we are doing this in a way that not only preserves presidential prerogatives, but also creates an atmosphere that's going to be conducive to working together and to proceed in a manner that's dignified, thorough and accurate.

So I am not going to get in the position of if subpoena, what. At this point, it is our goal that Congress, in fact, is going to accept what is a generous, reasonable offer to enable them to do their jobs.

[snip]

Q Just to follow, did you say, again for the record, that the President has no recollection of ever being asked about any of this?

MR. SNOW: Yes, the removal -- yes, that is correct.