What motive does Senator Dick Durbin have to lie about his revelation?  Sen. Durbin’s reputation as an honorable man speaks for itself.  On the other hand the GOP reputation for lying is legendary.

I believe the White House denies the incident for two reasons:  the embarrassment it has caused them and the fact that they don’t want to acknowledge an incident that might start a precedent.

According to his office, the Senator stands by his statement.

Any thoughts?

Politico

No matter how many times you’ve been there, the White House is a pretty awesome place, conferring on every president what “The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin once called “the single greatest home-court advantage in the modern world.”

So it would have to rank as the biggest “in your face” any modern president has faced if someone actually said to Barack Obama, in his own workspace — where a constantly shifting…