Dean in Salami Gaff

Howard Dean, speaking about Bush's recent female Supreme Court nominee, urged the administration to avoid playing "hide the salami." No joke. Here's the full context:

Well, certainly the president can claim executive privilege. But in the this case, I think with a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, you can't play, you know, hide the salami, or whatever it's called.

And Michael Brown had to step down?