John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress and former Clinton chief of staff, this morning on Meet the Press:

Mr. Rove has created tremendous credibility problems for this White House, for this President, for this country on a matter of utmost national security: whether we can trust him to tell the truth about serious issues involving this war that has now claimed 1763 Americans. And I think that the one thing that is unassailable at the end of this week is that Mr. Rove did not tell the truth in 2003. And I think, given that, he’s hurting the President by staying there, and I think he has a duty to the President. And quite frankly, the President said he would fire leakers, not lawbreakers, and I think if he’s a man of his word, he’ll take that seriously.

For a video clip of the show, see Crooks & Liars.

Check back here later for a full transcript.

UPDATE: Here’s the transcript.

The media seems to have seized on President Bush’s pledge yesterday in his radio address to pick a Supreme Court nominee “who represents the mainstream of American law and American values.” Recall, “mainstream” is the word Bush has used to describe all his judicial nominees, including Miguel Estrada, John Roberts, and Priscilla Owen.

The question isn’t whether Bush will pick someone who’s “mainstream”; the issue rather is what does “mainstream” mean?

In an interview with the New York Times, Secretary of Interior Gale Norton offered her perspective on where the mainstream is with regards to the issue of choice:

Norton: I think that government ought to be limited.

Question: Does that extend to the abortion debate? Would you like to see a woman’s right to have an abortion remain legal?

Norton: Yes. Generally I think that these are issues where a woman ought to make a serious decision with her family, and her minister, and her own doctor. I think it is a difficult personal question and not an easy issue for government to address.

Norton echoes the views of First Lady Laura Bush. Does President Bush agree?