Rep. Cannon's response to his 'idiot' comment about Iglesias.

Folks, there is difference between what you say in public as a professional and what you say in private.

From Raw Story:

A statement from the office of Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT), the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee's Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee, called his curt phrase a 'succinct' way of criticizing the fired federal prosecutor.

"If he had to do it again, Rep. Cannon would rather have had the time to explain why he believed David Iglesias’ firing was for just cause," said a spokesman from Cannon's office in a statement e-mailed to RAW STORY. "His comments on FoxNews Sunday represented a succinct way of saying that Mr. Iglesias demonstrated, both during his time before the committee and his subsequent riding of the talk show circuit parroting outrageous assertions, that he did not possess the temperament for the position he held."

In the statement from his office to RAW STORY, Rep. Cannon alleged that such judgments showed that Iglesias was opportunistic and unprofessional.

"He has ridden the talk show circuit making fanciful claims and attacking the Attorney General, while at the same time seeking letters of recommendation from the Attorney General," he argued. "All of the fired US Attorneys, save Mr. Iglesias, have demonstrated professionalism and competence commensurate with their stellar reputations. Mr. Iglesias has not."

"After the show, Cannon and Chief of Staff Joe Hunter discussed the quote," wrote the (Utah) Daily Herald's Nathan Johnson. "Cannon said that he was trying to figure out how to make sure that the 'he was an idiot' quote didn't end up as the headline in the newspaper."

Too little too late..