Paul Kiel January 8, 2008, 11:12 AM

Pretty uninspiring stuff. Here’s what Rep. John Doolittle’s (R-CA) staffer has for pushback of yesterday’s report that he won’t be seeking reelection. From the AP:

On Monday Doolittle indicated he would soon disclose his plans.

“I am writing to invite you to a Team Doolittle Briefing. Please join with our key supporters for news about our plans for 2008,” Doolittle wrote in an e-mail to supporters that was posted on a political blog in his district….

Separately, Doolittle organized a staff meeting for Wednesday and invited some former aides, according to one of the people invited. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the event was not public.

Doolittle’s chief of staff, Ron Rogers, said that Doolittle met quarterly with supporters and the events were nothing unusual.

“His current plans are to seek re-election,” Rogers said.

“I’m not going to speculate about what’s going to happen in the future,” he said.

Update: Here’s video of a testy Doolittle shot back in 2006, just before he narrowly won reelection in his heavily Republican district:

John Doolittle