Reply #77: Rove did NOT take this upon himself!

[weldon berger]

This is not Karl Rove speaking for himself. This is Karl Rove speaking for the White House. I'm on the White House press office distribution list, and the text of Rove's speech was sent out to that list at 10:22 AM Thursday morning. You can read the full text at the end of this post.

Make no mistake: Rove's speech was vetted by the White House, it was distributed by the White House and it represents the official views of the White House. They're George W. Bush's words as much as Rove's, and he should be held equally responsible.