Wolf kicked Mehlman around today

Anyone get a chance to watch Wolf get a spine today? First, Wolf interviewed Howard Dean about the elections. Dean did a fine job though he wasn't in the studio.

Then, Wolf interviewed Mehlman in the studio. In the beginning, Ken had that smarty pants smile he is usually sporting to cover up his anger. It faded fast.

Wolf pummeled Mehlman about the Foley scandal. Ken said the GOP "could not have been more aggressive" on Foley. He tried to spread the lie that Democrats knew. And, Ken kept saying Foley got "the political death penalty." But, Wolf kept pushing -- even interrupting Mehlman's spin.

Blitzer asked Ken about the e-mails Mark Foley sent to Jeb Bush whining that the President was dissing him during the 2004 campaing. Classic moment when Wolf said to Kenny that since it was widely assumed Foley was gay, is that why he was snubbed? Ken said "absolutely not." Ken didn't seem to love that question.

Never thought Wolf would ask Mehlman about his relationship with Abramoff despite the major coverage of their relationship in today's LA Times article. But, he did. Mehlman's answer was completely Nixonian. He kept saying, "I don't recall the specifics" and "I don't recall it specifically." It was great.

Even asked him about David Kuo's new book before he asked his first elections question.

By the end, Mehlman was angrier than usual.

Wolf actually pushed back. Wonders never cease.

I'll post a link to the transcript when it's posted on CNN's site. The transcript is posted on CNN's website -- the interview is towards the end. If I locate any video, I'll put that up, too.