Oh that's pretty weak.

Earlier today, Paul Kiel noted that according to the McCain Committee Abramoff report, Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH), well ... lied when he was interviewed by committee investigators.

Now, in tomorrow's paper the Post has a run-down on this part of the story. And Ney's response to charges he lied? He wasn't under oath when he talked to the committee investigators.

Let's go to the tape ...

Brian Walsh, a spokesman for Ney, said yesterday that the congressman's meeting with the committee "was a voluntary meeting -- it was not conducted under oath."

Walsh also notes that the committee report relied on emails written by "convicted felons."

Specifically, it would seem, Neil Volz, Ney's long-time Chief of Staff who recently copped a plea in the Abramoff case.

Update: Oops, looks like it doesn't matter whether Ney was under oath or not.