Karl Rove

Former presidential adviser Karl Rove declined to appear before a U.S. congressional subcommittee Thursday, citing executive privilege and ignoring a subpoena. Rove was to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law about allegations of politicization of the Justice Department as they related to the firings of U.S.

Karl Rove, the closest advisor to President Bush will be compelled to testify under oath before a congressional committee. John Conyers, chairman of the Hoouse Judiciary Committee, took the unusual step of issuing a subpoena which requires Mr. Rove to testify about the role played by members of the Bush Administration in the notorious case [...]

How to optimize Hillary's under 2 digit victory in PA ? Her staff spinned already well known demographics into the "Bradley effect" story and voilà, here you have Barack Obama, who rallied within a few weeks from a 20 point deficit in that State, presented as a perennial loser.Come on.The Billarsea (that's Billary + Chelsea, who's harrassing superdelegates until 3AM and beyond) machine is fighting the wrong war, destroying everything on the way to Clinton's nomination. I knew Hillary would either lose ugly or win uglier but this is getting nastier by the day.

"Mrs Clinton became the first Democratic candidate to wave the bloody shirt of 9/11," they write, adding that it is a tactic that is "torn right from Karl Rove’s playbook." The above quote is from the New York Times. What did Rove do that was so terrible?Powered by b2evolution.

With his new gig at Fox and a seven-figure political memoir in the works, Karl Rove has officially crossed over from shadowy 'Wizard of Oz' territory to somewhat approachable public personality. But as Lisa DePaulo finds out, that doesn't mean he's any less…pointed with his opinions

'Tase 'em!' yells one well-dressed audience member as protesters escorted out. Free Speech? As George Carlin says, "there is no such thing as the Bill of Rights, it's the Bill of Temporary Privileges Which Can Be Revoked at Any Time."read more | digg story

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That title was not a misprint. Even Karl Rove, Bush’s right hand man, has reportedly told Republicans to stop calling Obama by his middle name Hussein. According to The Atlantic.com, Karl Rove met with Republican state directors in a closed door meeting in January, and told them they should not go down to that level. Rove told Republicans that calling him Barack Hussein Obama would give voters the impression that Republicans are bigots and could potentially damage the party. “The context was, you're not going to stigmatize this guy. You shouldn't underestimate him,” one of the directors said. Rove suggested that Republicans refer to Hillary Clinton as Senator Clinton and Barack Obama as Senator Obama, the honorific which they have earned. Rove’s effo

Why Can't Turd Blossom Broadcast His BS From The Fox Noise Studios No, He Has To Go And Spread His Poison At A Prep School, Hidden From The Media, To Hide Protests, Rove Must Always Control The Message We'll See Him On The Fox Noise Channel, Spreading His Fascist Ideas Protecting Bushtard Trying His Best To Divide People, That's His Game Karl Rove Politics Fear And Smear, Lie, Omit And Confuse The Issues Media barred from covering Rove speech at prep school The media have been barred from covering a speech by former presidential adviser Karl Rove to students at a prestigious prep school on Monday. Mary Verselli, spokeswoman for Choate Rosemary Hall, said Headmaster Edward Shanahan and Rove decided mutually to exclude the media. Fox News hypes Rove as strategist who ‘knows it

War Pig: Karl Rove, The Right Wing's Politically Undead Zombie Tool He's Out Of The Bush Admin And Into The Talk Shows To Distort, Lie Rewrite History Cover Up And Protect The Bushtard At All Costs He Will Blame Dems For Everything, Campaign Scheme For Two Thousand And Eight Politics Of Fear Is All Rove Knows, Did Enough People Wake Up Yet Have Americans Realized That The Right Wing Is Our Worst Cancer Rove confronted over 'outrageous' war claims Former White House political guru Karl Rove faced a combative Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on Fox News Sunday, who demanded that Rove retract recent statements he made suggesting Democrats were behind the push for a vote authorize the war in Iraq in 2002. Host Chris Wallace lost control of his guests, brought on to discuss the future of Iraq, while the two heatedly discussed the run-up to the war. "I hope you'll take this opportunity though, to retract the outrageous statements you made suggesting that Congress pushed the pr

Karl Rove and U.S. Senator John Cornyn were in East Texas Tuesday for an immigration summit of business leaders. The two were on panel with U.S. Congressman Ralph M. Hall (R-Rockwall). There were a couple of entertaining soundbites worth noting. First, Karl Rove took the opportunity to praise John Cornyn for helping break a “logjam” on immigration reform and coming to this decision while on hunting trip. Here’s an audio clip: powered by ODEO The next amusing moment came from Congressman Ralph Hall, the oldest person in Congress, who discussed “OTMs.” For those unaware of what OTMs are, it’s evidently Karl Rove’s special lingo for all of the alleged people crossing the U.S. Mexico border who aren’t Latino, aka “Other Than Mexicans.” Congressman Hall explains: powered by ODEO Tags: John Cornyn, Ralph Hall, Karl Rove

Because Time didn’t want him: “Time thought this wouldn’t be like hiring George Stephanopoulos,” my source explained. “They think Karl is essentially like an unindicted coconspirator in a whole string of felonies.”

Here is a copy of the email I sent to Newsweek canceling my subscription. Feel free to use all or part of it to cancel your own subscriptions:I found out today that in response to the Bush Administration puppet’s “outrage” put on in response to your decision to hire DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas as a contributor, you have decided to hire Karl Rove to create “balance”. This infuriates me and I would like to cancel my subscription. Here is a portion of the resume of the man you think deserves a column in a (soon to be formally) well-respected news source: Newsweek reported that Karl Rove was one of the people who leaked the name of an undercover CIA operative, Valerie Plame, who was working on nuclear non-proliferation in the Middle East. Evidence indicates Karl Rove arranged for at least 8 US Attorneys to be fired who were not submissive to the Bush Administration. The positions were then filled with interim US Attorneys, like Tim Griffin, Karl Rove’s prot

A news piece from some days ago, but still funny for those of you who didn't had the opportunity to see it until now. Pranksters cover Rove's Jaguar in Post-it notes and stuffed animals. Watch video... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://www.ulamonge.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]

With months to go before the first caucus or primary vote is to be cast, political talk, as usual, centers on the horse race as opposed to issues. Karl Rove, who has been proven to be capable of error in 2006, has questioned whether Hillary Clinton is electable: There is no front-runner who has entered the primary season with negatives as high as she has in the history of modern polling. She’s going into the general election with, depending on what poll you look at, in the high forties on the negative side, and just below that on the positive side, and there’s nobody who has ever won the presidency who started out in that kind of position. Peter Daou, internet director for the Clinton campaign, has responded to this attack at several blogs today, including at Huffington Post. Peter makes a good point that both Bill Clinton in 1992 and George W. Bush in 2004 actually had similar high unfavorable ratings and went on to win. Obviously Peter has an interest in this argument so

This story almost makes all this G.W. shite worth it!! So according to an essay on BME Zine, Louis Claude Rove Jr., adopted father of Karl Rove, "was not only gay, but a part of the early body piercing scene and a regular at 70s piercing parties... There are pictures of him on BME," according to founder of BME Shannon Larratt. Below is an excerpt: Louie loved his piercings, they made him

Fox News article link Karl Rove Not Ready to Help GOP Campaigns, But Says Republicans Are in Good Position Sunday , August 19, 2007 WASHINGTON — White House political adviser Karl Rove said Sunday he sees encouraging signs for the GOP in the public's strong negative opinions of Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Democratic-run Congress. "I do think the Republican Party is more in keeping with the attitudes and values of the American people," said President Bush's departing chief political strategist. Congress' approval in an Associated Press-Ipsos poll this month stood at 25 percent, compared with 35 percent for Bush.As Democratic hopefuls held a debate in Iowa, Rove appeared on three Sunday morning talk shows and stepped up his criticism of Clinton, the New York senator and former first lady."She enters the general election campaign with the highest negatives of any candidate in the history of the Gallup poll," he said."

If It’s Sunday, It’s Karl RoveExcerpt:"Karl Rove will be a guest this Sunday on Face the Nation, Meet the Press, and Fox News Sunday (ABC’s This Week is hosting a Democratic presidential debate)."http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/17/rove-sunday/

As Karl Rove Resigns, Democrats Wonder Where He Might ResurfaceExcerpt:"The news that Karl Rove will leave his job at the end of the month has the political world debating why and what effect it will have.President Bush and his closest political adviser announced the resignation on Monday (pictured). The president called his deputy chief of staff a "dear friend" and thanked him for his service to the country.The two men have known each other since the nineteen seventies. George W. Bush was elected governor of Texas in nineteen ninety-four and later re-elected by a bigger majority. Karl Rove led both campaigns."http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2007-08-17-voa1.cfm

Washington, DC - El viernes pasado, Washington se estremeció con el retiro de Karl Rove como ayudante principal del presidente George W. Bush. Citando la razón estándard para cuando te botan pa'l carajo de "razones familiares", Karl Rove hizo personalmente el anuncio en una emotiva conferencia en el día de ayer. Considerado por muchos como "El Cerebro" de Bush, y arquitecto principal de sus dos victorias electorales, la salida del señor Rove ha sido considerada como posiblemente devastadora para su administración. Sin embargo, esto quedó en el olvido en el día de ayer, cuando George W. Bush abrió las puertas a otra posible presidencia de Dick Cheney cuando anunció su intención de renunciar también como Presidente citando también "situaciones familiares".George W. Bush, momentos después de Karl Rove dejar el podio tras anunciar su renuncia: "Pues... este... ¿qué digo ahora, Karl? ¿Karl? Anda pa'l carajo, ¿ya se fue? Ea rayos, estoy bien jodío""Mis compañeros americ

By Charlie Rose - Roundtable on Karl Rove's Exit, Markos Molitsas, and Anthony CordesmanExcerpt:"We began the program with a roundtable discussion about Karl Rove's resignation from the White House today."Read Story

Now is it any wonder amidst the volatile stock market, excessive scandals involving the current administration, the conviction and pardoning of Scooter Libby that Republican spin doctor and strategist Karl Rove has followed Donald Rumsfeld into the ranks of Bush defectors. Karl “the architect” and “boy genius” Rove announced his resignation today to an apathetic United States who are more concerned with their plummeting 401K’s, the trouble brewing in the Middle East and the importing of tainted goods from China. There was no fanfare, there was no big celebration, there was just one man who was quietly trying to slink off into obscurity and out of the public eye that had already grown tired of the continual controversies and scandals surrounding Rove that he managed to squirm out of due to his close friendship with the administrations leaders. While the infamous gangster John Gotti was known as “The Teflon Don”, Rove could equally be tagged as &

Exciting morning, huh? I must admit, I smiled when I heard the news. But now I'm not so sure. I’ve noticed today that some people are talking about the work of Karl Rove in the past tense, as if he's definitely finished. This is a concerning trend. Smart people with a genuine desire to see the end of the Bush administration, and who are desperate for some kind of hope, really want to believe that today's announcement means that the days of Karl Rove are over. They really want to believe that Rove is resigning out of panic or that he is walking away to go harmlessly write his book and chill with wifey. I understand the desire. I wish I could believe it. I could really dig having something to celebrate. But I don’t have cause to celebrate. The truth is, we don’t know what this means. There are a lot of “whys” that need to be addressed. And they might not add up to a move made out of panic or a simple fade into irrelevance. Let's take a quick look at thi

Richard A. Viguerie                                                  ConservativesBetrayed.com                                9625 Surveyor Court, Suite 400                           Manassas, Virginia 20110                                     Contact: Bob Sturm, (703) 396-6974After 6 PM Eastern time, contactVi Shields, (703) 906-6542FOR RELEASE August 13, 2007 Richard Viguerie on Karl Rove’s Resignation:Good News for Conservatives             (Manassas, Virginia) The following is a statement from Richard A. Viguerie, author of Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause (Bonus Books, 2006), on the resignation of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove: “Karl Rove’s departure from the White House is good news for conservatives. We may—may—have a more c

The sith lord resigns. . . Facing Subpoenas, Karl Rove Resigns President Bush’s top adviser Karl Rove has announced he will step down as White House deputy chief of staff on August 31. Rove’s resignation comes while he is at the center of several Congressional investigations. Last month Senate Judiciary Chair Patrick Leahy subpoenaed Rove to testify about his role in the politicization of the Justice Department and the firing of nine U.S. attorneys. So far Rove has ignored the subpoena and has refused to testify, citing executive privilege. In addition, two weeks ago Rove skipped a Congressional hearing on the allegedly improper use by White House aides of Republican National Committee email accounts. Rove told the Wall Street Journal that he is resigning in order to spend more time with his family. For the past 19 years Rove worked as George W. Bush’s closest political advisor, first in Texas, then in Washington. During that time he earned the nickname of Bush&rsquo

President Bush's Remarks on Resignation of Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor Karl Rove FULL STREAMING VIDEO, South Lawn 11:31 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Karl Rove is moving on down the road. I've been talking to Karl for a while about his desire to spend more time with Darby and Andrew. This is a family that has made enormous sacrifices not only for our beloved state of Texas, but for a country we both love.We've been friends for a long time, and we're still going to be friends. I would call Karl Rove a dear friend. We've known each other as youngsters interested in serving our state. We worked together so we could be in a position to serve this country. And so I thank my friend. I'll be on the road behind you here in a little bit. I thank Darby and I thank Karl for making a tremendous sacrifice, and I wish you all the very best. MR. ROVE: Today, I submitted my resignation as Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor effective the end of the month. Mr. President, I'm grateful

So the big news story this morning when I flipped on MSNBC was that Karl Rove is stepping down and will be leaving his position within the Bush administration. The usual “wants to spend more time with his family” was repeated over and over by the anchor person as his reason for leaving. I will be honest; I don’t buy it. I think the Bush administration has done some pretty shady shit during their two terms in the White House. Most of it will probably never see the light of day and we the American public will never know about it. Rove was implicated in the scandal of a CIA operative’s name being leaked and recently he used executive privilege to avoid testifying in front of Congress. This seems like a well timed move to get out before the next scandal hits and allow Rove access to a Presidential pardon for over a year. Original Article: MSNBC.com Related Posts(Boner)Rubbed the Wrong WayFor those with restricted vocabularies and more or less zero knowledge of the mating habit...Na

Karl Rove is going to step down from his position as PResident Bush's chief political advisor. This should be interesting, Darth Rove is really the man that runs the country, and the left absolutely hates him. I know they will...

This is a total shocker. Of all the people to resign I surely didn’t expect it to be Karl Rove. If you want to see the height of mixed emotions go here and read what the moonbats at Democratic Underground have to say about Rove resigning. As much as they hate the guy you would think it would be nothing but rainbows and lollipops but no, they have to see ulterior motives and hidden schemes. I loved this line of his from an interview with Paul Gigot of the Wall Street Jouirnal. ~RJH In his exit interview today, which was with the editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, Paul Gigot, Mr. Rove had a parting shot for his political nemeses, telling Mr. Gigot that he believed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton would be the Democratic nominee but called her a “tough, tenacious, fatally flawed candidate,” and predicted a Republican victory in the 2008 presidential race. New York Times article link  Karl Rove, Top Strategist, Is Leaving the White House By JIM RUTENBERGWASHINGTON, Aug.

Karl Rove to quit at end of august While members of the Bush Administration have been jumping ship for years now, I have to say I never took Karl Rover for the cut and run type.  He says he needs to spend more time for his family. I find it curious that he has decided this so close to the end of Bush’s reign. Makes me wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that Democrats relentless pursuit of corruption is getting a bit too close for comfort for Rove. Rove declined subpoena, an order to testify earlier this month. The White House expressely forbid him not to appear, because he was an advisor to the President. It could spell trouble for the Bush Administration if they continue to go after Rove, especially since he is no longer advisor to the President. What will this mean for the Bush spin machine? Without “The Architect” around to call the shots, George Bush may find himself in plenty of more precarious situations, and without someone to clean up the mess. Par

Karl Rove to quit at end of august While members of the Bush Administration have been jumping ship for years now, I have to say I never took Karl Rover for the cut and run type.  He says he needs to spend more time for his family. I find it curious that he has decided this so close to the end of Bush’s reign. Makes me wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that Democrats relentless pursuit of corruption is getting a bit too close for comfort for Rove. Rove declined subpoena, an order to testify earlier this month. The White House expressely forbid him not to appear, because he was an advisor to the President. It could spell trouble for the Bush Administration if they continue to go after Rove, especially since he is no longer advisor to the President. What will this mean for the Bush spin machine? Without “The Architect” around to call the shots, George Bush may find himself in plenty of more precarious situations, and without someone to clean up the mess. Par

Note To Karl Rove: Don'tLet The Door Hit You In TheAss On The Way OutYou Are One Of TheSorriest Excuses ForA Human BeingTo Ever Walk TheFace Of This Great Earth, Go SpendTime With FamilyThat's A TypicalExcuse, It's Amusing, RoveReeks Of Great FailureThis Makes Me HappyEnough To Throw A KeggerBut There's More To ComePut Party Hats DownWhat I'm Banking On Is ForCheney's Heart AttackBush IsolatedWith Effects Of AlcoholCocaine, Lime DiseaseAdministrationIn Complete Shambles, Bush WillResign In DisgraceBag News Notes:  Rove Looking Going AwayRaw Story:  Karl Rove to resign August 31; 'I'm not going to stay or leave based on whether it pleases the mob'  Bush jokes to Rove: 'I'll be on the road behind ya here in a little bit'  Matthews: Rove may be compelled to testify after resignationCrooks and Liars:  Rove: “Liberals saw the savagery on 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.” 

It seems that there is tremendous interest in the possibility that Karl Rove is an atheist. The recent post in which I quoted Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, as saying that Rove "is not a believer" generated more hits than any other post in the history of Atheist Revolution. In this post, I'll consider other evidence that confirms Hitchens' statement and discuss the implications of Rove's atheism.Hitchens' on Karl Rove and BushWe start with Christopher Hitchens. What exactly did he say, and what was the context of his statement. During an interview with New York Magazine, Hitchens was asked whether he thought an openly atheistic candidate would ever be elected in the United States. He answered in the affirmative and was then asked whether anyone in the Bush administration has ever disclosed atheism to him. He replied,Well, I don’t talk that much to them—maybe people think I do. I know something which is known to few but is not

Could it be that one of the most powerful men in America's most overtly religious political administration is actually an atheist? According to Christopher Hitchens, Turdblossom is a non-believer.In a recent interview with New York Magazine, Hitchens was asked whether anyone in the Bush administration has reported atheism. He replied,Well, I don’t talk that much to them—maybe people think I do. I know something which is known to few but is not a secret. Karl Rove is not a believer, and he doesn’t shout it from the rooftops, but when asked, he answers quite honestly. I think the way he puts it is, “I’m not fortunate enough to be a person of faith.”Interesting. According to Hitchens, Bush is aware of Rove's lack of belief, however, he thinks this is unlikely to be an issue since Bush's own faith may be something less than sincere. Could it be that the pair rode to power simply because they were able to skillfully manipulate legions of uneducated Christians with gay marriag

If you hadn't heard the news, the White House Michelin Man went nutso at last Saturday's White House Correspondents Dinner when sultry rock singer Sheryl Crow touched his arm during an exchange on global warming (oh, naturally Mr. Rove is GW denyer - global warming that is; he believes everything the other GW says -- well, actually he writes everything the other GW says). Read the story firsthand at the Huffington Post in a piece by Laurie David and Sheryl herself.Now if it had been Ms. Crow's ex paramour Lance Armstrong who had touched him, Karlito might have positively swooned..."In his attempt to dismiss us, Mr. Rove turned to head toward his table, but as soon as he did so, Sheryl reached out to touch his arm. Karl swung around and spat, 'Don't touch me.' How hardened and removed from reality must a person be to refuse to be touched by Sheryl Crow? Unfazed, Sheryl abruptly responded, 'You can't speak to us like that, you work for us.' Karl then quipped, 'I don't work fo

Why is it that the moonbats can't even have a simple dinner without injecting their loonie politics into it? Sheryl Crow and Laurie David accosted Karl Rove at a White House correspondents dinner about global warming. This from the Huffington Post is an incredibly self serving view of what happened. You would think it was written by a wide eyed 7 year old explaining that his dog really did eat his homework. Grow up people and heres a hint: It is ok to leave the politics at the door now and then. Friggen' moonbats I swear. ~RJH Huffington Post article link Karl Rove Gets Thrown Under the Stop Global Warming BusAt some point during his ramblings, we became heartbroken to think that the President of the United States and his top advisers have partially built a career on global warming not being real. We have been telling college students across the country for the past two weeks that government does not change until people demand it... well, listen up folks, everyone had better get a l

so, sheryl crow's doing a global warming awareness tour, and she and laurie david (wife of larry david) stopped into the white house correspondents' dinner...where they got into a debate on global warming with the turd blossom himself, mc rove. david blogged about it saying:In his attempt to dismiss us, Mr. Rove turned to head toward his table, but as soon as he did so, Sheryl reached out to touch his arm. Karl swung around and spat, "Don't touch me." How hardened and removed from reality must a person be to refuse to be touched by Sheryl Crow? Unphased, Sheryl abruptly responded, "You can't speak to us like that, you work for us." Karl then quipped, "I don't work for you, I work for the American people." To which Sheryl promptly reminded him, "We are the American people."mc rove just got served by the "all i wanna do is have some fun" woman. sweetness.

At this point it's irrelevent what anyone in the Bush administration says in their own defense. The Democrats aren't going to believe anything said and will automatically assume foul play and an intentional cover up. Karl Rove could say the sky is blue and the grass green and the Democrats would scream that he's lying and demand any emails he had sent on the subject of skies or grass. The rabid Bush hatred of the extremist left has begun to permeate even the rank and file Democrat politicos since they regained power in both Houses. So the White House is getting the expected payback from the Democrats. And chances are it will get much worse before it gets better. Theres a lot of built up angst on the left side of the aisle. Twelve years worth to be exact. I expect that George Bush, after leaving office in '08 and regardless of who succeeds him, will be known as the President that gave away the majority in both Houses with an unpopular war and his open borders policy. And for now th

Peace loving liberal students attacked Presidential advisor Karl Rove at the American University where he was visiting to speak to campus Republicans. So much for freedom of speech. Well, you have freedom of speech as long as you agree with the left. Will any Democrat leader condemn this sort of action? I can damned well guarantee you that not a single one will. Not.fucking.one. What a bunch of hypocritical bastards. Can you imagine their outrage if it were a group of conservative students attacking Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? But thats different as far as they are concerned. Hypocrisy thy name is Democrat. ~RJH Hot Air story link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmlGGO7tLIk Last week Karl Rove was getting down at the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association dinner. But this week on Tuesday night, the man in charge of Dubya’s political schemes faced an angry crowd of American University students. (more…)

KKKarl Rove, aka "Bush's Brain" jokes about tearing the heads off of small animals, and mocks Hip Hop as "MC Rove". White people kill me.I am suddenly getting the urge to dip my eyeballs in acid.Filed Under: karl rove, hip hop

This guy is Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush. What the hell are these busters doing? They even added a token black guy, smh. Would of been cool if they tried to put some decent... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

As the Left goes gaga over the guilty charge on Scooter Libby, they are still thinking about getting to Rove or Cheney. Over the DUmmies and KOSkids, the spouting about how now they should go after Rove and Cheney is...

One of the continuing arguments my wife and me have is over how much our children should take care of themselves. Like many mothers who stay at home, she does too much for them. Why can't they make their own chocolate milk or fold their own clothes? Well, the same reason I want my kids to fold their own clothes, is the same reason Americans, of all economic levels, should spend some time doing hard work. Not Karl Rove, according to the National Review (doesn't he sound like one of those liberals who make fun of McJobs and people who work at Wall Mart): Not Our Kind of People [Mark Krikorian] According to a congressman's wife who attended a Republican women's luncheon yesterday, Karl Rove explained the rationale behind the president's amnesty/open-borders proposal this way: "I don't want my 17-year-old son to have to pick tomatoes or make beds in Las Vegas." There should be no need to explain why this is an obscene statement coming from a leader in the party that promotes t

I love the way certain pundits would like to turn around the whole Karl Rove thing on it's head and declare him the ultimate failure if the GOP has a bad election in 2006. The bottom line truth is that Karl Rove is a George W Bush guy and has been for some time. It was Karl Rove who helped George Bush get elected as the Governor of Texas. It was Karl Rove who helped George W Bush overcome John McCain in the 2000 primaries. It was Karl Rove who engineered not one but two successful Presidential elections for the guy he works for. Make no mistake, Karl Rove's loyalties are to the President more than it is to the party. Make no mistake that Karl Rove has served his President well and can take much of the credit for Bush being a two term President. Now don't get me wrong... Karl Rove would like to help the GOP out in the upcoming election. In fact, he probably has helped as much as he could. But if the GOP were to lose it would not be on Karl Rove. After all, Karl Rove was sidetrack

Uncle Karl’s been very busy over the last few days. If you are brave enough, you can listen to his speech delivered in support of Tom Reynolds (caught in the Foley scandal, btw) the other day. The speech is littered with the usual references to Nine Eleven, WW II, and all sorts of heroic behavior they suggest they’ve perpetrated. In it, he’s on full spin mode and even suggests we buy a book of the written by Osama Bin Laden (Message to the World). Now if you ask me, any one at that level of the government that advocates that we read the messages of OBL is delivering the devil to our doorstep. Who is serving whom? You have to ask how much of the speech is myth and pure fabrication. For people who are openly abject to speaking about hypothetical situations, Rove and his pals sure are prone to soothsaying and prophesizing about the future should the Dems win in November. Garry Trudeau has a fantastic comic strip this Sunday that identifies their strategy qui