Brendan Nyhan

Dukakis’s “no comment” rationale

Via Taegan Goddard, Michael Dukakis confuses reporters with this classic rationale for not commenting on a possible Senate appointment:

“I’m not commenting,” he said. “Why not? ‘Cause I don’t want to comment.”

It’s either a PR masterstroke (you answer the question while saying nothing), or a statement of his belief in free will.