AP: GOP Nervously Eyeing Rove and CIA Probe

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON - Republicans are nervously watching the fight over Karl Rove's involvement in a news leak that exposed a CIA officer's identity, fearing that President Bush's chief adviser has become a major political problem.

While the president passed up another chance Wednesday to express confidence in his deputy chief of staff, his political team engineered a series of testimonials from members of Congress who praised Rove and condemned Democratic critics.

"The extreme left is once again attempting to define the modern Democratic Party by rabid partisan attacks, character assassination and endless negativity," said Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-N.Y., chairman of the GOP congressional committee. The Republican National Committee, virtually a political arm of the White House, urged GOP lawmakers to go public.

Still, several top GOP officials — including some White House advisers — said the fight was becoming a distraction to Bush's agenda. The GOP officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid looking disloyal, said the president may face a credibility problem because his spokesman said in September that anybody involved in the leak would be fired.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050714/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/cia_leak_investigation

[Occulus]

1. .

[IntiRaymi]

14. HEY! That baby looks like Trent Lott!!

:wtf:

[Old and In the Way]

2. Sounds like Rep Reynolds is, once again, defining the Republican

as the extreme Right, corrupt-traitor protecting Party. Why does he hate America so much? Everything he said is exactly what they do so first and foremost: "rabid partisan attacks, character assassination and endless negativity". It's projection Tom...no one does it as well as you people.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

3. Barking + Wrong Tree = Tom Reynolds.

[K8-EEE]

4. "Survey Of A Dozen Republicans" Often Is The Same As

a survey of a dozen ostriches!

"this just isn't an issue here in the sand..."

[deacon]

5. Karl Rove would never be a part of rabid partisan attacks??? LOL

This man is INSANE.

[reprobate]

20. Not insane. An evil traitor who deserves at least life in prison.

[B Calm]

6. So when democrats point to a traitor, it is called partisan attacks,

character assassination and endless negativity...

White is Black
&
Up is Down

[leftchick]

7. GOP Watches Rove During CIA Leak Probe

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050714/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cia_leak_investigation

WASHINGTON - Republicans are nervously watching the fight over Karl Rove's involvement in a news leak that exposed a CIA officer's identity, fearing that President Bush's chief political adviser is creating a credibility problem at the White House.

While the president passed up another chance Wednesday to directly voice confidence in his deputy chief of staff, his political team engineered a series of testimonials from members of Congress who praised Rove and condemned Democratic critics. And Bush's press secretary, Scott McClellan, told reporters the president has confidence in his longtime confidant.

"The extreme left is once again attempting to define the modern Democratic Party by rabid partisan attacks, character assassination and endless negativity," said Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-N.Y., chairman of the GOP congressional campaign committee. The Republican National Committee, virtually a political arm of the White House, urged GOP lawmakers to go public.

Still, several top GOP officials — including some White House advisers — said the fight was becoming a distraction to Bush's agenda. The GOP officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of Bush's friendship with Rove, said the president may face a credibility problem because his spokesman said in September that anybody involved in the leak would be fired.




President Bush departs the White House, Thursday, July 14, 2005, with his Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, right, as they head for Indianapolis, Ind. to speak at the Indiana Black Expo Corporate luncheon. Bush will return to the White House later in day. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

[berner59]

8. How can you look at Rove's face...

and not think slime?? I wince every time I see it...

[WhiteTara]

15. it is impossible

the years of revolting behavior are etched into his pudgy dough boy face.

[arewenotdemo]

16. lol...couldn't agree more

Justice would demand that Rove have the time to pursue a graduate degree ...remember his joke about Democrats/degrees before the election?...from behind federal penitentiary bars.

[WhiteTara]

23. he might just have some time

to exercise! LOL That college degree might be of some use also. Maybe he can study constitutional law.
:rofl:

[cdeca2005]

18. or....

Jabba The Hut?

[yorkiemommie1]

21. ahhh....all that charisma!

...' it was in Washington that Rove met the younger Bush. He fell, politically speaking, in love. "Huge amounts of charisma, swagger, cowboy boots, flight jacket, wonderful smile, just charisma - you know, wow," Rove recalled years later. '

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/story/0,13918,1165126,00.html

such a classic quote!

[Barrett808]

9. Vote it up! Currently 4.5/5 with 1389 votes n/t

[central scrutinizer]

10. uh oh

"The Republican National Committee, virtually a political arm of the White House,"

Hmm, let's see now. Snotty said that the White House would not comment on an ongoing criminal investigation. Then the RNC puts out its list of talking points, which the White House press corpse (sic) obtained and noted that White House surrogates, like Faux, were reading verbatim. But this article notes that the RNC is the political arm of the WH. So, it seems like the press is waking up and actually catching some of these hypocrises. It is obvious to those of here at DU that Rove is writing the talking points to help defuse Turdgate. But, is there enough blood in the water that the sharks will continue to attack? For the future of our country, let's hope so.

[TrogL]

11. The CBC spent 20 minutes on this last night

On their As It Happens program, they interviewed a variety of people.

The blood is definintely in the water.

The gist of the program was a comparison as to whether this was more damaging than Watergate. One person they interviewed was Bob Woodward, who sounded downright embarassed (presumably because he hadn't done more on Palmegate).

[Massachusetts]

12. AP: GOP Nervously Eyeing Rove and CIA Probe"

If it was "Average" Joe or Jane American who was suspected, they would have been a MEMORY by now!

My country is Failing ME!
Sweet land of Liberty,
To thee I sing.

[Enraged_Ape]

13. There's nothing "partisan" about a felony investigation

SOMEONE leaked a crucial CIA agent's identity to the press. That in itself is a felony, possibly even a capital crime, as that act hampers our war on terror. This is no more a matter of opinion than if someone in the Bush administration was witnessed robbing a bank.

It's looking more and more like Rove did the leaking, therefore he should be punished to the FULLEST extent of the law.

[are_we_united_yet]

17. Relax.

Liberal media (Hannity, Limbaugh, Coulter etc) says Rove did nothing wrong.

[Tight_rope]

19. I wonder if "W" will try to disconnect himself from Rove...

like he did Chelabi. Nawwww...too many pictures have be taken.

[goforit]

22. GOP worried?.....With rigged elections the most hated can rule.

Apathy in America is their best firend.