Bush adviser Rove says he'll leave at end of August

[demobabe]

Source: Marketwatch

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Karl Rove, President Bush's longtime political adviser, told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Monday that he's going to resign on Aug. 31 and return to Texas.

"I just think it's time," Rove said in the interview with the newspaper. "There's always something that can keep you here, and as much as I'd like to be here, I've got to do this for the sake of my family." Read interview at WSJ.com

Rove said he expects Democrats to give the 2008 presidential nomination to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, whom he described as "a tough, tenacious, fatally flawed candidate."

He also said Republicans have "a very good chance" to hold onto the White House in next year's elections.

Read more: Bush adviser Rove says he'll leave at end of August

[Nutmegger]

1. Damn, you're fast.

:P

From the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6943814.stm

[Radio_Lady]

77. Oh, what a BEAUTIFUL MORNING! Gonna sing my way through the housework!

Thanks for posting! :-)

[niceypoo]

107. Dont believe it for two seconds...

...he will be running the show as always. This is a ploy to avoid accountability.

[Radio_Lady]

111. Only time will tell...

Thanks for your comments.

[WileEcoyote]

112. Rest assured

that there is more to that Rove story.

Unless he's raised so much money for his robber baron buddies that it's time to move on elsewhere. That so expect him to make a quick dash over to "K" Street lobbying or shift to military contracting firm that needs a boost.

It's blood money that drives Karl Rove and nothing more.

[PatSeg]

226. There's always more

with this gang. I'm expecting the unexpected.

[ChiciB1]

146. C-Span This AM Made References That He's Looking To Hook Up With

Fred Thompson! "I want to spend more time with my family" is just the USUAL comment... this guy is a maniacal, evil opportunist and as they say... Leopards Don't Change Spots!"

Red Rover isn't one of those "senior citizens" likely to retire from politics in any way, shape or form! He's only clearing the way to do MORE DAMAGE to what he feels is his AMERIKA!!

He's a true CANCER that won't stop growing unless some ACID is poured directly into his BRAIN!!

[GMFORD]

222. Letting Rove loose from

obligations to Bush just gives him the time to devise dirty tricks for somebody else in 08.

It's like when NYC was dumping its garbage in the harbor - sooner or later it washes ashore again.

[jfippse]

261. Rove

When will Rove get a medal from Bush??????

[DemBones DemBones]

242. That's the first thing I thought: which candidate is he going to work for?

Or are they throwing him under the bus so he has to testify before Congress, only to pardon him afterwards?

[JDPriestly]

277. Of course. They know each other from their Nixon days,

and F*T is supposed to announce his candidacy in early September. That fits the timeframe. Of course. That means F*T is willing to accept the responsibility and liability for the Iraq War fiasco. That doesn't sound very smart to me. But, considering the timing and the desperation of Repubs, I think it is the most likely explanation for Rove's resignation. They want to pull a Schwarzenegger. They hope people will be so mesmerized by the thought of a "star" running for president that they will vote for him. Just think of the campaign ads you could prepare based on scenes from Thompson's TV series. That goes for both sides of the campaign. Personally, I expect the Republicans to choose Thompson as their candidate. I think he has a certain following, but he looks really old and kind of gloomy. I don't think he will be easy to sell.

[Seabiscuit]

151. I smell a Karen Hughes "event". n/t

[Blaq Dem]

174. Tell me she's not running for President

They might make Karen Hughs go against Hilary.

[Imagevision]

175. Bill Clinton: Rove's emails (if revealed) may expose election fraud

Face it, there are many untold reasons for Rove's sudden departure and only happened when the time called for him to exit stage left --->NOW!! There is still the house vote regarding Bush's executive privilege rights upon the return of vacationing officials. Rove couldn't have chosen a better George Tenet moment.

[The Wielding Truth]

188. Election fraud. Yes, there must be iron clad evidence.

Rove is so slimy maybe he just ticked off someone like Exxon or one of *'s Arab buddies.

[rocktivity]

223. Good point--the end of the month IS only two weeks away

Maybe something's about to pop which necessitates a hasty retreat on his part. I can dream, can't I?

:headbang:
rocknation

[PatSeg]

230. I'm dreaming with you

This smells of some crime or scandal that they can't avoid. Rove is the last person anyone would have predicted leaving the White House. I could have envisioned Laura leaving before Rove, even BARNEY!!!

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

161. You may be right on that.

dirty trickster that he is...

[calimary]

192. Welcome to DU!

I'd certainly be suspicious. I AM suspicious.

[goforit]

172. Yep, he'll be pulling Hillary's strings from afar.

[Imagevision]

177. Rove: Hillary Clinton``a tough, tenacious, fatally flawed candidate.''NT/

[calimary]

190. Yeah. No kidding. There's SOMETHING ELSE. Especially with these people

there's ALWAYS something ELSE. Something else they're not saying. Something else they're lying about. Something else they're covering up. There's ALWAYS something ELSE.

ALWAYS. They're too close to be separated. bush is still in a huge mess. This is presumably not a good time to lose an allies. And I'm not an expert on this, but I'd assume that any bush "protections" would still cover kkkarl - no matter where he might be. As long as bush is president, he'll be able to afford rove protection.

There's SOMETHING ELSE.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

211. I agree there must be "something else"...Why is he willing to give Hillary a bump?

Sure with his Hillary remark, he’s rallying the conservative base, BUT he’s also telling Americans that the BIG BAD CORRUPT REPUBLICANS DON’T LIKE HILLARY...so through reverse psychology --everyone will $upport and vote for Hillary during the primaries.

I just keep thinking about Hillary’s connection to Rupert Murdoch. Most campaign donations go to advertising through our corporate owned media.

[PatSeg]

232. Always, always, always

It is so exhausting to have to second guess everything they do and say. It is like living in "opposite world" for six long maddening years!!!

[Kikosexy2]

194. Exactly...

"never mind that man behind the curtain...the wizard will see you now!"...he'll be on down-low still running things...just very hush-hush...

[hisownpetard]

199. Yup. His umbilical cord is still attached to W. You can be sure that he is

not leaving because he no longer lives and breathes through Bush's lungs.
I'd guess he's leaving for one of two reasons:

1) All together now: "He fought the law, and the law won."
He knows what evidence the Dems have on him and is trying to cut his losses by quitting, hoping the Dems
will ease up once they think he's 'gone.'

2) He needs to concentrate full-time on rigging the next election, so he can do his evil deeds while Gonzo is still AG.

In any event, there is something up his sleeve.
There is ALWAYS something up his sleeve.

[PatSeg]

234. I'm betting on your option 1

I think Rove knows what they know, which is possibly a LOT more than we know!

[bluestateguy]

2. Bush without Rove? That's like a baby without his mother's milk. Uh, no.

Didn't Karen Hughes supposedly resign in 2003? Yet she never really left the White House inner circle.

[mallard]

48. Re: like a baby without his mother's milk

So, point well made, any thoughts on who'll be the next surrogate supplier of love, affection and half an idea for Bush where to go from here?

Who's the yet unannounced but already decided replacement?

[Blaq Dem]

79. CondoSLEEZY Rice might drop off

I haven't seen much of her lately.

[mallard]

89. Re: Chief of Staff Rice

So, in other words, Rove keeps his job, gets paid under the table and doesn't exist if the heat turns up. They'll just have to let one 'Condo' burn down.

[MADem]

155. That's a step down, AND she doesn't have the political skills.

She's a policy wonk. The job Rove holds is a brass knuckles assignment. Not for Condi.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

114. and her absence does NOT make the heart grow fonder, does it?

Actually, she has been doing her damage in the Muddle East quite well, thank her not at all.

[calimary]

187. Probably not. She's trying to stay out of range of Henry Waxman.

If she's back in Washington, it's much harder to avoid his subpoenas.

[Bassic]

53. Rove will be gone officially,

but I don't expect Bush to stop relying on him.

[Cha]

124. That's like a body without

a bloodthirsty brain. The phone lines will be burning up between the chimphouse and Texas.

[PatSeg]

235. And Rove without Bush is like a Brain without an Ass

[hisownpetard]

251. Yeah. I'll bet that Bush is buying a lot of pre-paid calling cards for KKKarl. n/t

[Auggie]

184. Rove has had six years to train an army of followers, the very thought of which terrifies me.

There are capable bodies ready to step in.

[Exiled in America]

209. You're naive if you think Bush will be without Rove for a second.

[saltpoint]

3. I figure Karl will head back to Texas, buy a spread in Amarillo, and

open up that RV dealership he's always dreamed about.

You go, Karl.

[blogslut]

11. Aack!

He better not.

[DrDan]

35. can't wait to see those home-made commercials . . .

"c'mon down to Krazy-Karl's . . . . - best-danged deal money can buy . . . "

[TheCentepedeShoes]

41. No, No, No, No, NO!

Don't want him!

[0007]

50. ....... and a big big hunting lodge for his pal cheney to come and visit!

[The Backlash Cometh]

78. Well, I'm sure he's scoured the real estate with those satellite photos,

looking for the best piece of property that includes its own underground cave.

[maxsolomon]

185. as opposed to an aboveground cave?

thanks for the chuckle!

[Vidar]

92. That may be his dream, but Dubai or Paragualy may be his

future home for reasons of criminal expediency.

[Cha]

127. I see ol' kkkarl with

Swiss bank accounts and in the Caymans with money at his disposal at the drop of his Texas hat.

he'll gorge on his petard.

[hisownpetard]

196. Maybe, but just until all the investigations are over. n/t

[Pachamama]

4. Yeah, sure he's "resigning"....

More like he's going "underground"....

Then again...I wonder what's up with this need for "family time"? :eyes:

[earthlover]

25. Families are always good for giving someone who "resigns" an excuse

Of course they might not even know what he looks like or remember his name, but "family" is the universal resignation reason

[Tellurian]

68. I believe you're on to something..

If anyone knows, what is the status of Rove with his subpoena:

"Last month, the US Senate issued a subpoena against him as part of an investigation into the sacking of eight federal prosecutors, but Mr Bush ordered him not to testify, citing executive privilege."

I'm not sure if I'm remembering correctly, but didn't a judge overturn the executive privilege claim? And Rove still has to honor the subpoena?

[Cha]

132. kkkarl is sooo

cliche.

[calimary]

193. Smells like it to me, too.

Maybe an attempt to get out of range. The White House Press Corpse is wherever bush is. Heaven forbid somebody starts asking pesky questions... if kkkarl's out of range, he can operate more effectively in shadow. Not as many big press guns in Texas. The biggies are all either in Washington or New York.

Besides, he's the "architect" of the latter-day "thousand year Reich," that dream of the permanent republi-CON majority that tilts the table for a generation or more - WHICH IS IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY NOW. Maybe he's going off to start working on that, more under the radar. Because it's quite endangered.

BTW - Pete Williams on MSNBC is now saying rove would still be protected as a top presidential aide, whether he's nearby or not. harriet miers still enjoys that protection, and she's been supposedly "out" of the game for some time.

[Adsos Letter]

5. I think ol' Karl is gettin' ready...

...to make himself available for the Republican candidate in 2008...

[Silver Gaia]

22. That's my take as well, adsosletter.

We aren't rid of the fat pig just because he's leaving the White House. He's never really been a "presidential" adviser anyway, IMO. He's a political operative for the Rethug Party, pure and simple. He's just slithering off to become the brains behind the campaign of whoever gets the Rethug nomination for '08.

[aquart]

126. I wonder who has requested his services.

And what an interesting campaign issue.

[MaineDem]

24. My thoughts exactly. n/t

[tom_paine]

26. Exactly. The continuity of power is absolutely necessary to keep Imperial Amerika

"in higher, tighter and righter hands," to quote our First Emperor, Poppy Augustus (1984-1992).

You will see some combination of Loyal Bushie Comrades at the side of the next Emperor (unless the next Emperor of Amerika is permitted to be a Democrat, which I will simply not believe until I see it) which will be the real power in the naive and beholden Romney or Ghouli Imperium.

And Karl's resignation, which has absolutely nothing to do with what the Imperial Subjects of Amerika or our bootickling Imperial Congress want, is the logical step in terms of the Bush Imperium contiuing to keep Amerika a BushPutinist Nation, no matter who takes power.

[goclark]

116. and MANer, WHITEr hands as well

No way they are going to let a female or a black man control the power in "this land of liberty."

[tom_paine]

167. I am afraid I have to agree with that assessment

I still wonder whether they'll allow a Democrat to even keep the Imperial Throne warm in '08, white or black.

[goclark]

282. Right you are ~ they can't afford to have a Democrat

in the White House right now.

That would turn back all their dirty deeds for the last 8 years.

[Mensa]

27. Yup, you nailed it.

Will it be Gingrich or Fred Thompson?

[0007]

59. Hey, doncha know junior has a brother named Jeb? And poppy

& Barbara are coming all over themselves that another one of their little monsters will be coming president.

[spotbird]

110. Fred. nt

[Banned_Wagon]

162. Delete please, thanks n/t

[DrZeeLit]

62. Exactly... my first thought. We'll know who we're up against soon.

Whoever he takes under his wing... that's the guy who will get the nomination.

The good news is... everyone knows the tricks.
The bad news... catching clear, unmitigated evidence.

Somehow, somewhere, some day.... someone will come forward.

'Til then... never let KKKKarl out of the crosshairs.

[HeeBGBz]

183. They just said that on CNN

That he wanted to help out with the O8 election.

[Adsos Letter]

186. what do I win...a "get out of Gitmo free" card...?

...or a set of steak knives? Hmmmm....

:D

[Whoa_Nelly]

6. Hmmm...what shit is about to hit the fan?

Jump if you're feelin' froggy, Karl ;)

[tanyev]

83. Maybe they're worried about all the shit that would hit the fan if we got a Dem president

and overwhelming Dem majorities in 2008. Betcha anything Karl resurfaces as a campaign advisor for one of the GOP candidates.

[radfringe]

7. with bush brain leaving

who will be at the controls? Karen Hughes?

and will the cloak of executive priviledge still cover him?

all those who believe he's really leaving to spend more time with family, please raise a glass of kool-aid

off hand, two possible reasons for resignation:

1. making himself available to work for republic nominee/candidate

2. House/Senate committee(s) are getting too close for comfort and best to go hide

[Blaq Dem]

74. The Brain Drain

Who's next? CondoSLEEZY Rice?

Nearly everyone from Bush's original cabinet is GONE!

[PatSeg]

240. I think the "too close for comfort" option

smells right. Meanwhile, what diversion will the White House use this time to take our attention away from Rove's resignation? Be prepared for another faux foiled terrorist plot.

[HuffleClaw]

8. 'one step ahead of the hangman'

is my interpretation.

[Orsino]

38. Really?

He's Teflon, so far. Could he simply have had enough DC for a while, or is there some fresh revelation coming that will force Congress to act?

[obiwan]

9. Well well well...

...to paraphrase an old National Lampoon circa 1975, about Richard M. Nixon:

"THEY'VE FIRED THE SHIT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD."


Question: Now that Rove will be a private citizen, can he be compelled to testify before Congress, or is he still covered by "executive privilege" like Goodling, Miers, Gonzalez, etc.?

Sworn testimony before Congress is too good for this cockroach.

[The Wizard]

30. With Bush/Cheney in power

there is no law.

[annabanana]

10. um possible. . . Maybe he'll leave like Rumsfeld did. . down the hall.

I can't imagine him actually leaving. Perhaps they've implanted s communication device so he can run GW from afar. . .

[whirlygigspin]

12. kinda scary

hmmm, must be something really bad coming down the pike for that pig to abandon his trough.

[shanti]

145. right before september too

:(

[blueridgeliving]

254. Agreed!

I agree totally. NO way is Rove "leaving" bush, bush would implode. He'll be around, all right. What do you think phones and email is for, anyway? Just one more way to escape ACCOUNTABILITY.

[Sheltiemama]

270. So that's what they were doing during Bush's colonoscopy.

Implanting that device.

[Rottenmac]

13. If he's quitting after all he's done

then the shit must REALLY be ready to hit the fan.

Im keeping my fingers crossed that something huge will happen; by huge i mean the wheels come off, the brakes fail, the engine kerplodes and then the tank goes new-q-lar.

I really REALLY want to see some blood and fur. Im tired of being polite about it. I wan this guy to burn bright, long and slow.

Oh, and pain. There has to be LOTS of pain.

[calimary]

195. Welcome to DU!

There's something else at play here, definitely. These guys are ALWAYS up to something. There's NOTHING with any of 'em that's purely honest and straightforward. NOTHING. There's always an angle. There's ALWAYS something ELSE.

[Eugene]

14. Rove is leaving the building, not necessarily Bush & Co.

Expect even more stuff than before to happen off the record
in the Bush administration. As long as Rove remains outside
jail, he is still dangerous.

[klyon]

42. and in jail too

many crime family people ran their operations from jail. It's still going on to day and if this ain't a crime syndicate I don't know what is.

KL

[radfringe]

15. :tinfoilhat: ? maybe not.....

I highly doubt rove will just spend time with his family - most likely scenario is he will be on one of the republic's campaign... but who

consider this: Fred Thompson

- from various articles it's been said Thompson will "officially declare" around Labor Day. Rove's resignation is for end of August, this leaves him free to migrate from bush's brain to thompson's brain

- other articles have hinted Thompson is pretty tight with the bushies, and the bushies are encouraging him to run

and then there's this press release: a coincidence? wouldn't bet on that, talks between thompson and rove have probably been going on for a couple of months...

Fred Thompson Ready To Merge In Iowa
Washington D.C. 8/12/2007 10:52 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=20536&ret=news.aspx&cat=Politics

Past Senator Fred Thompson is planning to make his first Iowa tour as a presidential view next week, a growth that is anticipated to reset the Republican field in the caucus state in the arousal of the GOP straw survey in Ames on Saturday.

"Then the campaign for the caucuses begins," said John Maxwell, chief adviser to U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Ia. "There are going to be players leaving the stage after Saturday, and so it is going to be a new lineup."

---snip---

Thompson is likely to officially proclaim his application for the GOP nomination in September

[tekisui]

37. Didn't Fred Thompson hire Time Griffin

the vote-cging protege of Rove's

[radfringe]

45. why have the protege when you can have the pro?

rove and thompson have most likely been talking for a few months, hired the protege as an interim, wouldn't be surprised if rove hasn't been working through the surrogate

[WorseBeforeBetter]

266. I'll don my hat along with you.

I've been saying for quite a while now that Fred will enter the race. He's an insider dating back to Nixon and tight with the Bush/Baker cabal. The dumbasses who consider Bush (the silver-spoon, Ivy League cheerleader) a bad ass will think the same of Thompson -- it's all about the packaging. He'll appeal to the God, guns, and gays crowd the way Huckabee does, but without coming across as a milquetoast. So what if his wife is much younger, dresses like a mermaid and has big, possibly fake breasts? They'll tone down those puppies, dress her in Chanel and voila! - First Lady material. Female country singers will proclaim what a stud/gentleman he is. That's all it takes with these voters. And with Karl as his adviser, he'll see to it that the buses are lined up at the mega-churches to get these people to the polls. (Not to mention election fraud...)

At least if he announces, I won't have to sit through L&O re-runs with him in it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/business/media/13order.html?ref=business

Now that Mr. Thompson seems poised to re-enter politics as a Republican presidential candidate, his career will take another twist. In May, he asked NBC to release him from further “Law & Order” commitments; more recently, NBC said it was ready to stop showing reruns of the episodes he appears in because of federal equal time regulations for presidential candidates.

“If Fred Thompson formally announces his intention to run for president, NBC will not schedule any further repeats of ‘Law & Order’ featuring Mr. Thompson beyond those already scheduled,” which conclude on Sept. 1, NBC said in a statement.

[acmavm]

16. I do not believe for one second that he's really taking himself out of the

game.

He's just up to something new.

[calimary]

207. The key phrase in that is "up to something."

Which he is. You don't just voluntarily step down from that ego-massaging loftiest of lofty heights unless there's something else going on.

1) "...More time with my family." Yeah. BULLSHIT. I believe that like I believe mark foley...

2) To escape Congressional heat. I wouldn't put too much into that. He knows it takes more than mere geography to get completely out of range. He will ALWAYS enjoy bush's protection as long as bush has ANY protection to offer - ie: as long as he remains a squatter in the Oval Office. Seen any suffering from harriet miers yet? Besides, he's probably gonna be on the phone with the White House 57-hundred times a day.

3) To work on somebody else's campaign - SOMEWHAT out of the limelight for now. Possibly. fred thompson's, maybe? Especially since the way is now clear for there to be only one thompson in the GOP race.

4) To get some distance from the press - maybe that's part of it. Out of sight, out of mind, especially when there's a new campaign and a whole new list of "usual suspects" to nosh upon. And the press, such as it is, is predominantly in Washington and New York (at least the press he's always been concerned with) and it's not likely somebody's going to assign some reporter to a 42/7 "rove watch" way out in the hinterlands away from the "action." WHICH IS PROBABLY EXACTLY THE WAY kkkarl WOULD PREFER.

5) Illness? That, it seems to me, would be the only truth behind any flabby excuses about going home to spend more time with the family. Perhaps he's been diagnosed with something. When's the last time anybody heard about him going to the doctor?

6) To strategize from a safe distance about somehow salvaging his dream of that "permanent republi-CON majority" that is now pretty much on life support.

7) To be perceived as going out "a winner" - Yes, there was November 2006, but with the conduct of the Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress, turns out that wasn't such a horrible jolt after all. Like they've really done a whole lot to reverse things since then... Yes, kkkarl stumbled on "THE math." But not by a lot. And if it's indeed true that at least three million votes were already fixed, he stopped the hemmorhaging that would have been far more certain if more Dems had been elected. He just didn't anticipate the much-greater-than-expected avalanches of voters descending on the polling places last fall. If he had, it would have been SIX million votes scammed. The fix WAS in last time. It just wasn't enough of one. And if anybody learns from mistakes, it's kkkarl.

8) There is also the point made elsewhere here and perhaps also on MSNBC this morning that rove has thus left "on his terms" rather than being dragged out, under arrest, by the Capitol Hill Police or some such, if Waxman or Conyers or SOMEBODY finally gets up the cojones to make one of their subpoenas stick. Which is doubtful, of course, but one can always hope, 'eh? Strategically and practically speaking, it's much easier to send the law down the street to the White House than have to dispatch some posse all the way out to Texas. That might be a discouraging factor to some of the weenies in Congress who really would rather not get roughed up that much.

9) Besides, he's always got friends at Pox Noise. I'll bet they're dangling a diamond-studded carrot in front of his nose, to get his kind of marquee value name and face on their airwaves as a senior political analyst or something. That would be a tasty bone to throw to the idiots who still worship boy george - and still eagerly gulp down the kool-aid. They're still around in sufficiently large numbers, and they still go to the polls as though the polls were churches.

You've always gotta remember, with these people, that NOTHING is ever as it seems. NOTHING should be taken at face value. There's ALWAYS an angle, ALWAYS an ulterior motive, ALWAYS something else going on below ground or beyond view. There's ALWAYS something fishy here. Nothing is EVER above board or straightforward with these bastards.

ALL roads will STILL lead to rove. This is just a diversion of some sort.

And if you're suspicious, GOOD. You're correct to be suspicious. We ALL should be. And we need to keep an eye on him, WHEREVER he is. I read a story recently about a man being bitten by a poisonous snake even after he'd chopped its head off. The fangs were still full of venom, and there was enough nerve activity to keep them moving - lethally enough.

[Theduckno2]

17. He probably won't be working on the Tommy Thompson campaign.

Seriously though, I have heard a few good explanations so far and I will throw in two of my own.

MONEY and POWER.

His current salary may be feeling a bit paltry these days and the private sector is where the big money is. By leaving now any firm hiring him would still gain some useful influence with Bush, though that influence is rapidly waning with lame-duck Bush.

It must be frustrating to someone like Rove to watch all that power continually slip from his grasp as the war in Iraq emboldens both Republicans and Democrats to stand up to Bush.

If I were to prioritize the possibilities I would have to go with the money.

[DutchLiberal]

20. Power slipping from his grasp? Republicans and Democrats standing up to Bush?

Where? When? I must have missed something, but the last time I checked Congress couldn't do a thing to hold Gonzales, Rove etc. accountable because dictator Bush decides everything his administration does has to remain secret under the guise of 'executive privilege'. Also, Bush got what he wanted with his new spy-program, thanks to Democrats in Congress, and they continue to gibe Bush more money to sustain the war in Iraq.

Rove has to be arrested and convicted. Seriously. If HE doesn't deserve to go to prison, then who does??

[Theduckno2]

33. Yes that's the way I see it. Is it as much as I want, NO.

I can actually remember the days of the rubber-stamp Congress, where odious legislation like the Patriot Act would be adopted without anyone reading it.

These days the Bush administration has to spend inordinate amounts of time deflecting criticism, answering to Congressional oversight (stonewalling makes you look guilty) and spending what political capital they have (usually by pushing all-in) just to get an legislative extension or keep an AG.

For those here that see their ONLY HOPE resting with impeachment may I remind you of what Bush recently spoke. He now maintains that Congress needs to spend more of its time on passing funding legislation and LESS on oversight investigation. He wouldn't be saying this if he and the Republicans weren't concerned about what those investigations would reveal and how that might effect the 2008 elections.

[proud2BlibKansan]

82. What oversight?

They just caved on FISA. The worst president ever was given unprecedented powers to spy on anyone he wants with no oversight. They refuse to hold him accountable by starting impeachment hearings. Yet you say he is answering to Congressional oversight? Could have fooled me.

[DutchLiberal]

104. Oversight and investigation is good, but nothing much is getting accomplished.

Subpoenas are handed out like candy, but everybody ignores them and... that's that. Bush cites executive privilege and that's it. Nobody is being held accountable. Impeachment IS the only solution. Nothing will get done until Bush and Cheney and Gonzales are impeached.

Just my two cents. :)

[Kolesar]

39. Please spare us your divisive, off topic Democrat bashing

Theduckno2 was much more complete with his response. I recommend it.

[DutchLiberal]

100. Please spare me your blackening of people who tell the truth.

[Kolesar]

123. Your posts have nothing to do with Rove and you are changing the subject to attack Dems

The Rove story has nothing to do with the spying bill and you know it. I have seen this trend around DU of people seeding attacks on Democrats. For what purpose, I don't know. I suspect the worst.

[DutchLiberal]

173. If you don't want to hear the truth, don't come to DU.

[proud2BlibKansan]

75. Good point

I want to know if Rove is still protected by executive privilege if he no longer works at the WH.

[midnight armadillo]

61. TT just ended his campaign

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/08/13/tommy_thompson_officially_ends_presidential_bid/

MILWAUKEE -- Former governor Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, a campaign official said yesterday.

Thompson finished sixth among eleven candidates in this weekend's Republican straw poll in Iowa. He had said before the Iowa event that he would drop out of the race unless he finished first or second. (more....)

[leveymg]

18. Bush already lost his mind. There goes his brain

Does this mean Dubya's body is also on the way out of the White House before 01/20/2009? Same with the evil vampire Dick who hangs from the rafters at the Naval Observatory?




I suspect, maybe, yes. This can only hasten the process.

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
:7 :7 :7 :7 :7 :7 :7 :7 :7 :7

[Radio_Lady]

80. LOL! Thanks for posting!

[liberal N proud]

19. Some one needs to watch where Karl goes after bu$h

Will he work behind the scenes putting the next republicon/neocon puppet in the office?

That is my biggest fear this Monday morning.

[AngryOldDem]

81. Something bigger IS going on...

Has to be. No one gives up that much power and influence for "the family." What assignment has Rove been given for 2008? Like you, I really don't want to think about it either.

[Arugula Latte]

180. Maybe it's "The Family" in "The Godfather" sense.

Karl is worse than the bloodiest mobster.

[aquart]

130. Yeah. But who wants the reputation of Karl's new puppet?

[liberal N proud]

169. Another southern governor?

Mike, I am from Hope Arkansas too, Hukabee?

President Hukabee, that is just such a down home name all the good ol' boys will vote for him, Right?

[defendandprotect]

244. Setting up the next fascist leader is probably rather important to ALL of these people . . ..

considering all the "secrets" and fascist policies they've put into place and have to have protected --

OR -- they have to find a Democrat to do it for them . . .

[liberalnurse]

21. Our Congressional Democrats

are WORTHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See....I never doubted their goal and intent because I have patience. History has shown us before that to do it right, you also need not to be impulsive.

[PatSeg]

245. You're so right

Our outrage can motivate us, but we have to be more than "right", we have to be smart and persistent. There is no room for impulsive shortcuts. The process has to be thorough, in depth, and legal. Otherwise it could all backfire and set us back years, even decades.

It may be slow, tedious, and often frustrating, but we will prevail if we maintain our focus.

[doxieone]

23. Link to WSJ

<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118697458949295744.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Wall Street Journal article about Rove and his departure on August 31, 2007.</a>

[TheBaldyMan]

28. the President's brain is quitting

long overdue - does this mean that he can't claim executive privilege after he quits?

[connecticut yankee]

60. It doesn't matter

Bush will just pardon him.

[anniebelle]

29. Time to get downer and dirtier.

I know when our candidate finally emerges we'll see that sorry, slimy pile of regurgitation spreading his vile from one corner of our nation to the other. He'll have his little piggy snout up every RNC puppet. Gawd I hate these people.

[Tyler Durden]

31. "Outlaws on the loose, "

"Runnin', runnin from the noose..."

Molly Hatchet

[RestoreGore]

32. BIG DEAL

Am I supposed to jump and down for joy now? Unless he is going to prison after he "resigns" (wink wink) it doesn't mean a thing to me. All of this little crap is SO anti-climactic at this point. And where is he going? To watch over the SS when the next big hurricane or other catastrophe strikes and Bush invokes his dictator powers to the max? But this will be the big deal on these blogs today because at this point it is the best we got. How sad.

[DrDan]

34. he will be joining someone's campaign . . Fred's would be my guess

need to steal another election or two

[SOS]

201. Agree

Thompson is the pre-selected Wall Street/neocon replacement for Bush.
The people who own and operate the United States want another down-home sock puppet who will sign whatever they put in front of him.

[DrDan]

212. yep -exactly - certainly do not anyone

with a sense of morals or ethics . . .

and lazy-Fred fits that bill . . . right out of junior's image . . .

[Maine-ah]

36. wow.

though it sickens me to say this, but I think he's right about Hillary. Not that I have a solution or a suggustion for another candidate.....

here's what they're (FR) is saying....if you can stand it....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880365/posts

[Kolesar]

40. Turd is going to find some swing state to manage a campaign to backstop GOP losses next year

He will probably work on a Senate race to keep the Democrats from getting a filibuster-proof majority. I am quite sure that he is going to have plenty of access to the corporate media to get next year's version of the perverted GOP message out to the public.

[graywarrior]

43. Must be something in the wind

Like working on Ghouliani's or Romney's campaign?

Or maybe there's a resignation reason he's bowing out...like something he did illegally. Nah, he'd never get caught at something like that.

[oldtime dfl_er]

181. This was my thought

The day after the straw poll in Iowa revealed that Romney might be viable...

www.scarebaby.com

[rodeodance]

44. WSJ: Rove says he'll resign Aug. 31: Bush was expected to make a statement Monday with Rove.

WASHINGTON — Karl Rove, President Bush's close friend and chief political strategist, plans to leave the White House at the end of August, joining a lengthening line of senior officials heading for the exits in the final 1 1/2 years of the administration.


A longtime member of Bush's inner circle, Rove was nicknamed "the architect" by the president for designing the strategy that twice won him the White House.

Bush was expected to make a statement Monday with Rove.

"Obviously it's a big loss to us," White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino said. "He's a great colleague, a good friend, and a brilliant mind. He will be greatly missed, but we know he wouldn't be going if he wasn't sure this was the right time to be giving more to his family, his wife Darby and their son. He will continue to be one of the president's greatest friends."

Since Democrats won control of Congress in November, some top administration officials have announced their resignations. Among those who have left are White House counselor Dan Bartlett, budget director Rob Portman, chief White House attorney Harriet Miers, political director Sara Taylor, deputy national security adviser J.D. Crouch and Meghan O'Sullivan, another deputy national security adviser who worked on Iraq. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was forced out immediately after the election as the unpopular war in Iraq dragged on.

Rove is expected to write a book after he leaves.

http://www.ajc.com/health/content/news/stories/2007/08/13/rove_0813.html

[rodeodance]

46. "Obviously it's a big loss to us," White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino said.

"Obviously it's a big loss to us," White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino said. "He's a great colleague, a good friend, and a brilliant mind. He will be greatly missed, but we know he wouldn't be going if he wasn't sure this was the right time to be giving more to his family, his wife Darby and their son. He will continue to be one of the president's greatest friends."

Since Democrats won control of Congress in November, some top administration officials have announced their resignations. Among those who have left are White House counselor Dan Bartlett, budget director Rob Portman, chief White House attorney Harriet Miers, political director Sara Taylor, deputy national security adviser J.D. Crouch and Meghan O'Sullivan, another deputy national security adviser who worked on Iraq. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was forced out immediately after the election as the unpopular war in Iraq dragged on.

Rove is expected to write a book after he leaves.

http://www.ajc.com/health/content/news/stories/2007/08/13/rove_0813.html

[rodeodance]

49. "this was the right time to be giving more to his family, his wife Darby and their son."

Bush was expected to make a statement Monday with Rove.

"Obviously it's a big loss to us," White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino said. "He's a great colleague, a good friend, and a brilliant mind. He will be greatly missed, but we know he wouldn't be going if he wasn't sure this was the right time to be giving more to his family, his wife Darby and their son. He will continue to be one of the president's greatest friends."

[Divine Discontent]

260. Wife? Son? that's gotta be a typo n/t

[wicket]

47. May he rot and burn in hell

[AFSCME girl]

142. You took the words

right out of my mouth! :hi:

[wicket]

178. Great minds think alike!

:D

[rodeodance]

51. WSJ: 'The Mark of Rove'

'The Mark of Rove'
By PAUL A. GIGOT
August 13, 2007; Page A15

Washington

These are the days of Republican doubt, with President Bush fighting an unpopular war, Congress in opposition hands, and a 2008 presidential field trailing Democrats in nearly every poll. But don't tell that to Karl Rove, Mr. Bush's political alter ego, who even as he prepares to resign from the White House after six and a half years sees recovery ahead.

Sitting in the book-lined living room of his townhome on Saturday afternoon, a relaxed, cheerful and typically rambunctious Mr. Rove hands over two sheets of paper on which he has tapped out a pair of outlines. One says "Up to Now," and summarizes what he thinks are the achievements to date of the Bush presidency. The second, "Months Ahead," lays out an agenda for the next year and a half.

"He will move back up in the polls," says Mr. Rove, who interrupts my reference to Mr. Bush's 30% approval rating by saying it's heading close to "40%," and "higher than Congress."

Looking ahead, he adds, "Iraq will be in a better place" as the surge continues. Come the autumn, too, "we'll see in the battle over FISA" -- the wiretapping of foreign terrorists -- "a fissure in the Democratic Party." Also in the fall, "the budget fight will have been fought to our advantage," helping the GOP restore, through a series of presidential vetoes, its brand name on spending restraint and taxes.

As for the Democrats, "They are likely to nominate a tough, tenacious, fatally flawed candidate" by the name of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Holding the White House for a third term is always difficult given the pent-up desire for change, he says, but "I think we've got a very good chance to do so."

If that quinella pays off, however, Mr. Rove will have to savor it from somewhere other than his West Wing office. He's resigning effective Aug. 31 -- 14 years after he began working with Mr. Bush on his campaign for Texas governor, 10 years after they began planning a White House run, and after 79 months in the political cockpit of a tumultuous presidency.
...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118697458949295744.html

[rodeodance]

54. ..Mr. Rove doesn't say, though others do, that this timing also allows him to leave on his own terms

...Mr. Rove doesn't say, though others do, that this timing also allows him to leave on his own terms. He has survived a probe by a remorseless special counsel, and lately a subpoena barrage from Democrats for whom he is the great white whale. He shows notable forbearance in declining to comment on prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, who dragged him through five grand jury appearances. He won't even disclose his legal bills, except to quip that "every one has been paid" and that "it was worth every penny."

What about those who say he's leaving to avoid Congressional scrutiny? "I know they'll say that," he says, "But I'm not going to stay or leave based on whether it pleases the mob." He also knows he'll continue to be a target, even from afar, since belief in his influence over every Administration decision has become, well, faith-based.

"I'm a myth. There's the Mark of Rove," he says, with a bemused air. "I read about some of the things I'm supposed to have done, and I have to try not to laugh." He says the real target is Mr. Bush, whom many Democrats have never accepted as a legitimate president and "never will."

It is his long and personal relationship with Mr. Bush that has made Mr. Rove arguably the most influential White House aide of modern times. The president calls him to chat about politics on Sunday mornings, and they have a contest to see who can read the most books. (Mr. Rove is winning.) I've known Mr. Rove for 19 years and spoken to him hundreds of times. Yet I can't recall a single instance where he disclosed how his views differed from Mr. Bush's. Mr. Bolten hasn't decided on a replacement, and Mr. Rove's duties may yet be divided up.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

117. So, he thinks "We, the people" are the "mob"? Very unsurprising to see such hubris.

MKJ

[NJCher]

87. no way near 40 percent--Rove in denial about that

Being in denial never helps. I think this is telling--that he's either missed or is bluffing about the true degree to which Americans disapprove of bush:

...my reference to Mr. Bush's 30% approval rating by saying it's heading close to "40%," and "higher than Congress."

This link shows the recent poll results. You take a look for yourself. There is no way his claim is substantiated by this compilation of polls:

http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm

Furthermore, his statement that Congressional approval ratings are lower than bush's begs the question. A very logical reason for Congressional approval ratings being so low is that the Congress has not done an effective job of standing up to these usurpers of democracy.



Cher

[riona]

52. He's like athlete's foot

You never really get rid of it.

[Administrator1]

55. Ode to Karl

Mission Nearly Accomplished

"It's best that you be leavin', Karl,"
Said Richard with his custom snarl.

"I'm on my way. Don't worry, Dick.
Election's coming. Must be quick.
I'll find another way to screw 'em.
They won't know what happened to 'em."

"You know your orders? Got the plan?"
said Dick as he gave Karl his hand.

"Yes, Sir, I've got the plan right here.
My mission, Sir, is very clear:
To rove this land from sea to sea,
And finish off democracy."

[calimary]

198. Good one! Welcome to DU!

Anyone who takes this departure at face value is a lamb being led to the slaughter.

[Maribelle]

56. FAUX news must be having a hissy fit with Rove giving his pomp to the WSJ.

After all they did for him.

[MikePorter]

102. Not so much...

now that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. owns the WSJ.

[calimary]

210. Welcome to DU!

Maybe he was just giving the WSJ a nice forward thrust as a reward. He knew Pox Noise would get it, too. And I bet he's been in talks with roger ailes, also. Watch THAT space, for SURE. That would be a huge asset to their TV lineup to bring him on as a paid consultant. Talk about marquee value for the great unwashed - that "golden" 26 percent!

[Vinca]

57. He must be gearing up to steal another election. nt

[Ganja Ninja]

66. Exactly! Rove now moves to his new job as the man behind ...

the curtain in the Foghorn Beauregard Thompson campaign.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

267. LOL! Foghorn and Mittens ("Small Varmints") Romney on the same ticket?

[blueridgeliving]

58. ...and he's OUTTA HERE!

Thank you for the absolute best news one could possibly receive on a Monday morning. Well....except maybe that Impeachment proceedings had begun....oh, and perhaps that the planes had started flying to bring the troops home.....and then there's the whole Pakistan/Afghan thing.... But still grand news, just the same!

[proud2BlibKansan]

84. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[blueridgeliving]

224. Thanks, that's very neighborly of you!

Hey, thanks - that was my very first post! And my initiation was about ROVE LEAVING WHITE HOUSE, too! Not too shabby of a way to get started.

[stubtoe]

176. Hi there! Let's move the furniture out to the walls so we can do the Happy Dance.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[blueridgeliving]

228. ...or we can just bounce around on our butt cheeks...

...in our chairs and dance that way. I'm too lazy to actually "move furniture" but I'll damn sure dance with you!

Nice pic.

[mcscajun]

63. "The president calls him to chat about politics on Sunday mornings..."

And he still will. Karl's but a phone call away.

The one campaign he Won't be joining is TOMMY Thompson's, who threw in the towel this morning. Like he ever stood a chance in the first place. :eyes:

[debbierlus]

64. Omg. The question is why.

Something huge must be going on for Rove to leave Bush. I wonder, if there are things in the myriad of investigations uncovered, we are yet to be told about...

I am sure there is MUCH MUCH more to this story.


Getting out the :popcorn:

[spotbird]

109. He wants his office back in the Thompson WH. nt

[OregonBlue]

148. Larry Flint maybe?

[PatSeg]

257. Much, much more!

Everything is starting to unravel. The old-timers in congress are pros and now that they have the power to investigate and hold hearings, they're going to be tenacious and unrelenting. They've got "something" and Rove knows it.

[krj44]

65. this is blowing smoke,

he will be working behind the scenes with more liberty to do as he pleases,more illegal trash then ever,more dirt and did you catch that fatally flawed clinton,he`s right on the money,if the rethugs had a candidate they could blow clinton away.clinton better slap gen. clark on that ticket to cover her ass or we will be looking at 4 more years of rethug rule.rove has targeted 28 dems that are vunerable,doesn`t sound to me like he`s shutting it down.if you want to win you have to get into the gutter just like the rethug bastards,take nothing for granted.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

73. Don't think you're veiled threat to Sen. Clinton was missed.

MKJ

[proud2BlibKansan]

86. Yeah I missed it

What veiled threat?

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

90. This one

"they could blow Clinton away".

MKJ

[proud2BlibKansan]

95. Rove said that

I thought you were claiming the poster here made a veiled threat.

Sorry if I misunderstood.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

108. To be honest, because the post has

no punctuation amid run on sentences, it was pretty hard to tell. I took from it that the poster him/herself was talking about the Republicans as they "blow away" the candidate, ostensibly as a rhetorical statement, however, the "slap" Wes Clark on her ticket to cover her "ass" was not much better.

MKJ

[aquart]

128. Thank you for your concern.

[merh]

141. I agree with you

he is running away, he is going away to run things from behind the curtain. Romney's campaign with Jeb as VP is my prediction.

Thar's money to be made from them thar Mormons and a power base not yet abused and taken advantage of and forgotten.

[krj44]

166. i agree with you,

jeb will solidify the rethug ticket.

[me9399]

250. maybe...

don't forget the religious right haven't forgiven him because he didn't do enough to "save" Terri Schivao.

[Patsy Stone]

67. Good early birthday present.

Although I wonder what fresh, new hell he'll start somewhere else. Personally, I thought Gonzo would go first.

[NJCher]

69. I'm glad he at least realizes this

From the WSJ article:

He says the real target is Mr. Bush, whom many Democrats have never accepted as a legitimate president and "never will."

When you maneuver a judicial coup or outright steal the office, you will never have legitimacy.
Never, ever, ever. I have never once called bush "President." Not once, not ever, nor will I ever in the future.



Cher

[Solly Mack]

70. So Rove gets to just walk away like Rumsfeld...

Why is he leaving? What is he really up to?

[D23MIURG23]

71. Good Riddance!!!!!

I don't know what the * White house will look like without rove, but I definitely look forward to it.

[momster]

85. The White House Won't Look Different

but it'll sure smell better. I hope whatever cave he flaps off to has laid in a goodly supply of Febreeze.

I don't buy that 'more time with the family' crap. Unless they mean the Republican crime family.

[Triana]

72. NOW you know why they're ramming Hillary down our throats...

ADD:

Rove said he expects Democrats to give the 2008 presidential nomination to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, whom he described as "a tough, tenacious, fatally flawed candidate."

+

He also said Republicans have "a very good chance" to hold onto the White House in next year's elections.


Just what I've been saying. KKKarl isn't even bothering to lie about it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

88. BINGO!

[Laurab]

202. I'll say "Bingo", too

although I've always felt that way. Hillary was "the front runner" long before people were even thinking about '08. Repukes said it so often, that now it's accepted as fact, and the people seem to be following along. I agree with his assessment of her, and if she isn't "fatally flawed", she will be by the time he gets done with her. UNLESS there is another reason he's leaving, and there could be many.

He could have lost a fight with Cheney, which to me would be the scariest reason - Rove's not the warmonger Cheney is. He could have some more legal problems on the way - the reason I'm hoping for, or he could just be leaving to begin helping destroy the dem candidates. The only thing I'm sure of is it's not to spend more time with his family.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

275. Hmm, "lost a fight with Cheney." That's interesting.

Dim Son always seems "off," but he was really off during his pre-vacation press conference. And during that interview with Cavuto where he said something like, "IF the bridges need repaired...". I'm still stumped as to how to describe his demeanor (need to dig up some threads) because it seemed to go beyond his normal contempt/slouching/arrogance. Perhaps he was spanked by Cheney, Rove is now out (although he'll still be up to his nefarious deeds), and Dim Son ran to the safety of Mommy and Daddy where he was all smiles for the camera and President Sarkozy.

[Diane R]

227. And I'll raise your Bingo.

[Lorien]

237. He KNOWS that corporate America will make her the nominee

one way or another they'll have one of their own in the White House.

[erpowers]

76. The Myth of Karl Rove

There really is a myth about Karl Rove; however, the myth does not involved things he was supposed to have done but did not do. The myth of Rove deal with him being credited with being better than he actually is. This morning Chris Matthews gave Rove credit for using supposed Clinton fatigue to help Bush win in 2000. The problem with that is that Al Gore won the general election by 500,000 votes. In addition, although Rove did seem to accomplish things he is and was beatable, people just did not take him on as much as they should have.

On another note I do not believe Rove is leaving because he would have had to committ to 16 more months if he stayed after Labor Day. I also do not believe Rove wants to spend more time with his family. I contend the Republican and Bush have realized how much of a drag Rove will be on the Republican ticket and have decided to get rid of him before election time. I contend the Republicans feel getting rid of Rove is one of the only things they can do if they hope to even have a chance against whoever becomes the Democratic Candidate.

Finally, I contend Rove's remarks about Hillary Clinton are just meant to scare Democrats. Rove is realizing that Clinton has the ability to get the women's vote and can come out on top of all the Republican contenders. Rove is now realizing how hard it will be to win in 2008 and are now trying to scare Democrats.

[KansDem]

139. I agree, Rove is given too much credit...

We must remember that Gore won in 2000, only to be denied the White House due to 5 Bush toadies on the Supreme Court. And Bush "won" in 2004 due to secret Republican code on secret Republican voting machines owned by Republican companies run by Republicans who had publicly announced they would do their best to deliver votes to Republicans. Rove had nothing to do with either one of these "victories."

Rove is a thug, a liar, and a cheat. If thuggery, lying, and cheating is welcomed in American politics, then we must give him his due. But, I suspect a vast majority of Americans will see (and do see) the folly of this course of action and will reject this kind of politics for one based on debate and compromise. After all, if Rove is such a genius, then the Democrats would not have won so handedly last November.

I suspect Rove et al see something on the horizon that will prove to be Rove's downfall. He's too much a egotist and power monger to bow out now for "family reasons."

[Vidar]

91. Great new. The bastard hears the hounds baying at his heels.

[DFW]

93. Rove is not immune from subpoenas even in Texas

In Texas, however, he will be much closer to
the Mexican border, should he feel a sudden
need to to buy a one-way ticket to Cuernavaca.

[Skittles]

94. that bastard ain't going anywhere

the heat is getting so close so he is running to Texas but he will just be operating bush's puppet strings remontely

[LeftishBrit]

96. First Bush lost his pet poodle; now he's losing his brain...

but at least he still has his dick!

[dave29]

97. Prezident Bush loses his mind.

again

[soothsayer]

98. lol! Rove sees a HUGE repug loss comin next election and wants

to separate himself from it as being apart of HIS legacy. Too late, fathead, you are TOTALLY a reason for the coming dem sweep. So thanks! And don't let the door hit you in the arse....

[defendandprotect]

247. Possibly after this last election, Rove was on his way out -- ????? And it took this long????

Maybe you can't steal all of the elections all of the time . . . ???

[defendandprotect]

248. Keep in mind, VOTESCAM has been going on since mid-late 1960's . . . and it took all this time

to get the word out -- !!!!

See: VOTESCAM website . . . from the book --

[Turbineguy]

99. Thanks to the miracle

of modern technology you can live anywhere and still be an enemy of the U.S.

[laureloak]

101. Rove to resign

Source: AP

Karl Rove, President Bush's close friend and chief political strategist, plans to leave the White House at the end of August, joining a lengthening line of senior officials heading for the exits in the final 1 1/2 years of the administration. -snip

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/rove_resigning;_ylt=ApQhxzmn1kykX6x1pNmPa86s0NUE

[Joe Bacon]

103. I'll believe it when I see it!

Until then, I'll STILL carry a wooden stake and a vial of holy water with me just in case...

[patricia92243]

105. Wow! Blink your eyes and you miss it. I hadn't been off of DU for 5 minutes and this happens! n/t

[dweller]

106. can you say

packing for Paraguay?


i knew you could.
dp

[Ilsa]

118. He'll be playing poker with Kenny Boy in the Carribbean on Sept. 1st.

Or maybe he took his legal fees fund and bought a home on the Palms in Dubai.

[InkAddict]

113. He thought he was serving his country, but then

he got a look at the "long-buried," now outed Cheney video. OOPs, it wasn't about COUNTRY after all, just Cheney's opportunistic change of mind, and now everyone knows it, for sure.

The imaginings seem endless: Time to go hunt up a less obvious neo-PATRIOT to advise. Can't help but wonder just what FIX is in????????????? Like football's 2-minute drill=A Ninety Day Miracle.

Reminder to self: The rats that jump carry plague.

Poor Tony--hiking up the stress, i.e, dealing with a brainless BUSH could kill him! It's a damn shame that one doesn't spend more time, while he's got it, with his family.

[Vogon_Glory]

115. Rove Is Going To Texas Because--

I suspect that Rove is heading to Texas because he thinks that it'll be easier to get out of the country when the stuff finally hits the fan.

[rodeodance]

119. Emptywheel's Guesses On Why Rove Resigned

Forum Name General Discussion
Topic subject Emptywheel's Guesses On Why Rove Resigned
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1575090#1575090
1575090, Emptywheel's Guesses On Why Rove Resigned
Posted by kpete on Mon Aug-13-07 07:49 AM

My Guesses on Why Rove Resigned
by emptywheel


The Sheriff Is Coming


.........................

Rove is leaving just three steps ahead of one of the many sheriffs that have him in their sites. These include:

The Abramoff Investigation

We know Rove is tied in with everyone tied in with the Abramoff inevstigattion. We know that Susan Ralston, Rove's Assistant was closely involved--and it appears that she has been refused immunity, even though some of her testimony about Abramoff appears to be quite interesting. Novak, at least, thinks Ralston would get to Rove. So it's possible that Rove is one of the ultimate targets of the Abramoff investigation.

The OSC Investigation

This is easy. We know Rove is a target of the OSC investigation into the politicization of anything and everything in the entire government. We know he did, in fact, politicize anything and everything. The ultimate outcome of an OSC investigation would consist of Scott Bloch explaining that Rove did politicize anything and everything and recommending that Bush should fire him, but then to have Bush sit on that recommendation as he has with Lurita Doan. But perhaps Rove is leaving anyway, in an attempt to prevent us all from learning how closely our government resembles that of a one-party state, like maybe the old Soviet Union.

The Iglesias Investigation

But I'm most interested in the possibility that Rove is rushing out just two steps ahead of the Iglesias investigation. HJC is collecting a great deal of evidence that DOJ employees covered up the real reasons for the Iglesias firing ... and that the real reason for the firing had everything to do with politicizing the judiciary. It not only has evidence that Will Moschella, Paul McNulty, and Alberto Gonzales lied about the reasons for Iglesias' firing, it appears that Moschella, at least, is getting downright cooperative (and note, McNulty is going to be out of DOJ at almost the same time as Rove will be out of the WH).

If this is the reason Rove is quitting, it's not just that BushCo wants him out before he's officially indicted. After all, it's not just Rove--but Bush, too--who was involved in firing Iglesias. So Rove may be leaving as part of a firewall approach in an attempt to save Bush. If it comes to it, Rove may admit to having Iglesias fired in an attempt to politicize the entire judiciary to hide the fact that--in this specific case, at least--but was involved in that process, too.

more at:
http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the_next_hurrah/2007/08/three-guesses-w.html#more

[Magleetis]

120. What a guy

F*cks up the whole country and walks away. A criminal without a conscious. He figured out how to rig the vote and got away with it.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

121. I won't believe it until Leopold reports it. -nt

[valerief]

122. His Paraguay estate must be finished. nt

[mbee]

125. Guess he has to go to work on his dirty stunts for the

2008 election steal! Needs to sharpen his claws!

[ginnyinWI]

He didn't think the Dems would win in 2006 either, did he? n/t

[marmar]

129. Right. He'll leave like an STD will leave.....

:argh:

[roamer65]

131. Rove is like a bad penny, or Chalabi.

He's always gonna be "around".:puke:

[sabra]

133. Rove says he was not forced to quit

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Karl Rove said Monday his resignation as President Bush's senior political adviser was not forced and that he plans to spend his post-White House career writing a book and teaching.

Karl Rove was dubbed by President Bush as "the architect."

Perhaps Bush's most powerful White House aide, Rove submitted his resignation to Bush on Friday, he told CNN's Suzanne Malveaux in an e-mail.

When asked for his reaction to those who say he's being "run out of town," Rove responded, "That sounds like the rooster claiming to have called up the sun."



Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/13/rove.resign/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail

[displacedtexan]

134. Considering that Rove quit school to work for Don Segretti...

Which wingnut "school" will hire him to teach?

[lazer47]

136. The Pat Robinson school of law.

[displacedtexan]

150. Or Liberty U?

I suppose the opportunities are endless for KKKarl.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

135. Wow, so Bolten didn't give him the "ultimatum"?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3447209&mesg_id=3447209

:shrug: :popcorn: MKJ

[sabra]

137. further in the article...

<snip>

But one of Bush's most trusted advisers claimed his hand was forced when Bolten announced that any senior staff working past Labor Day would be expected to stay on until the end of Bush's term.

[ChiciB1]

153. And You Believe This Stuff?? Rove PROBABLY Thought Up That Line

to begin with... DIRECTED Bolten to make the statement and THEY are ALL laughing their asses off if ANYONE really thinks Rove is going to remove himself from RUINING this country further!!

Have we not learned ANYTHING YET???? I bet everyone at the WH is checking EVERY single Democratic or Independent Blog for reaction!

Well, here's to you Red Roiver... LIAR, LIAR Pants on FIRE! I wish I may I wish I might, I wish you'd remove yourself from our sight!

Folks, this guy is the REAL DAMIEN!!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

252. Yeah, but he has a bad case of hubris. Which would seem to mean that he very much wants to leave an

impression that HE alone controls his destiny.

So, anything suggestive of others telling him what to do will get a quick response in the negative from dough boy. MKJ

[lynnertic]

138. forgive me for leaving the house yesterday but when did this happen?

[truthisfreedom]

160. He likens himself to a celstial body at the center of our solar system?

Can anyone say ego?

Nice one, karl, but consider that your analogy puts you in space and leaves the rooster alive and well right here on Earth.

[still_one]

140. don't believe it. He will continue to be an active force in the background

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if he is jumping on board with the rudy campaign

The better question is, will Congress pursue him to testify before Congress?

I wouldn't be on that either

[EnricoFermi]

143. Bush Alone

Bored, and was inspired to make this in the limited amount of time I had. Sorry about the blurred images and poor quality. I have to get to work.

[librechik]

144. don't panic: it's just time to switch over to working for the RNC again

does it every election cycle

[Corgigal]

147. He must have read the

Atlantic Monthly article that just came out a few days ago. Called the Rove Presidency and it pinned him to a wall. If you can read it please do.

The Rove Presidency

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/prem/200709/karl-rove

[The Count]

149. Going in the shadows to steal 2008 - like Karen Hughes did with 2004

These criminals never let go of power...Richard Perle never left either.

[lumberjack_jeff]

152. Rove endorses HRC as the only worthy opponent. News at 11. n/t

[ChiciB1]

159. Spot ON!!! Rover Has Probably Been Collecting REAMS & REAMS

of information for the SMEAR! Truth or not, you can rest assured that these people won't STOP until "swift-boating" looks like a riding a tube down the Peace River!!

If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times... the Repukes want Hillary Clinton roasted AND tarred! JUST WATCH!!

Even though I'm not a supporter of Clinton, this has been a strategy they've pursued since Bill Clinton was elected! THIS was my FIRST reason for not supporting Hillary Clinton, others have followed, but mark my words... THE SHOW IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!!!

[lumberjack_jeff]

171. The *real* show won't begin until after the primary.

They don't want to say anything that might jeopardize their plans.

[ChiciB1]

182. Again I Agree... Let MSM Keep Anointing Clinton... Then Begin

Stage One! There is NO reason that I can see that these people will EVER cry "Uncle!" And what is even MORE unfortunate is that DEMOCRATS even when elected still have blinders on!

I don't like "playing dirty" but if you don't want to be taken down, I guess they had better get into the mud with them! Personally, even though I will vote if she gets the election, THAT'S all I'll do! I've stopped working locally AND other than blogging I don't see much else I can do.

I've gone to too many meetings, signed too many petitions, worked on too many campaigns, walked in too many Marches, donated far too much money and STILL here we sit! Barring a Revolution I've found my voice doesn't mean a thing!

[DemBones DemBones]

256. Yep, the media have been pushing Hillary Clinton on us

for years because she's the person the GOP most wants to run against.

Anyone who thinks of the Clintons as Democrats should recall that Bill is fast friends with Poppy Bush. Bar has even called him "another son," which makes him a brother to Dubya, Jeb, Neil, and oh, hell, who's the other one? The guy who owns the security firm that "secured" the World Trade Center so well. Marvin, that's it. Neil, remember, was one of the bad guys in the Savings & Loan scandal which robbed thousands, maybe millions, of Americans while enriching guys like Neil. Now he makes educational software targeted to help schools meet the "No Child Left Behind" law his brother mandate but doesn't fund. And I think everyone knows how Jeb helped steal enough votes in Florida to make it possible for SCOTUS to hand Dubya the Oval Office.

Another Clinton presidency would be farther to the right than the first one, and never forget that Bill gave us NAFTA, which even Poppy wouldn't push.

[MADem]

154. Resigning to spend more time with his....DEFENSE TEAM, perhaps? NT

[rocktivity]

156. Yawn--so he'll just start operating behind the scenes again

Just like Rumsfeld and God knows who else.

:boring:
rocknation

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

157. I wake up to Democracy Now, Best news in a long time. Now to Jail with him

Google found this:
http://news.google.com/news?q=Rove+resigns&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&um=1&sa=X&oi=news_result&resnum=1&ct=title

[tblue37]

158. American voters dislike Rove, so they think that by

moving him underground--like Cheney in his undisclosed location--they will lessen the Republican Party's negatives. But he will still be running things. Rove is like Cheney. The two of them are always running things--and ruining things.

[madeline_con]

215. I took as another rat jumping ship.

Everyone except DUH-bya would come out smelling like a rose. And the "legacy" can crash and burn solo.

The report said Chimpy looked solemn about the whole thing. I think he's being abandoned. What say you?

:shrug:

[Barrett808]

163. Bush did say he'd fire the leaker

And maybe Rove did turn state's evidence. And maybe what Carville predicted has come to pass: people won't say Karl Rove's name without spitting.

[New Earth]

164. good chance my ass

[barbtries]

165. thank GAWD

but there should be no rest for this man. prosecute, prosecute, prosecute.

finally he's leaving. but he needs to go to jail.

[Imagevision]

168. Rove: Hillary Clinton,``a tough, tenacious, fatally flawed candidate.''nt/

[Amerigo Vespucci]

170. Martin Lewis on Huffington Post: "Give Karl Rove The Ultimate Gift!"

Give the gift that will eclipse Rove's election "victories" of 2000 and 2004.

A staggering landslide against the diseased politics of personal destruction so successfully prosecuted by Rove.

---

There is no point in us crying over the spilled milk of Rove's "electoral" achievements. The man who learned all about the electoral process as a young acolyte of Richard Nixon loyalist Donald Segretti (the CREEP operative who proudly called his campaign tricks "rat-fucking") -- and as a colleague of Lee Atwater -- was wickedly cunning and successful. The eight-year aberrant interregnum of George W. Bush is a crime for which Rove will have to answer to his maker for.

While Donald Segretti was convicted for his Watergate crimes and landed in prison -- and Lee Atwater had the good grace to repent for his sins before succumbing to a brain tumor -- Rove is retiring intact and with nothing serious threatening his future apart from his ever-expanding waistline. But as the plump Gauleiter of the Bush era retires to the Texas where he first learned to apply slime and mud in pursuit of power, the final chapter in his story has not yet been written.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-lewis/give-karl-rove-the-ultima_b_60154.html

[RBInMaine]

179. He will be sharpening his knives for '08 though.

Watch out here folks. I'm sure Rove will be spending A LOT of time sharpening his knives for '08 now that he'll be free from his White House job. He'll be working hard for the R's and is already working up strategy on how to take back Congress and keep the White House. Admittedly he's savvy as hell. Kerry lost last time only because Rove ran a better campaign for Bush. (Kerry would have won if he'd had a better campaign. His was wishy washy and wimpy until too close to the end. He and his people should have jammed it to Bush and Rove HARD!)

So get ready for a rumble folks. It's gonna be one hell of fight! But a very winnable one. WE CAN AND MUST DEFEAT ROVE AND THE R's IN '08.
WE MUST UNITE LIKE HELL AND RALLY AROUND OUR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND ALL OF OUR CANDIDATES LIKE NEVER BEFORE!!!! NO MORE REPUBLICAN RULE IN WASHINTON!!!!

[The Wielding Truth]

191. Oh man, that is probably the most logical answer. Sick.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

278. We beat him in 2006, in spite of his super secret polling numbers.

Indicating a Republcan sweep.

:-) MKJ

[TwilightGardener]

189. I don't think he'll work OPENLY for the GOP candidates or nominee--

that would just be plain stupid. Everyone sorta knows his tricks by now, and no one would want to be tied too closely to the Chimpster way of doing things. I'm sure he'll keep quietly pulling some strings somewhere, until the law finally (hopefully) catches up with him. The book deal will cover his legal fees. We're giving him too much credit--he's not a genius, just willing to fight dirtier and sneakier than Democrats. He helped drive the GOP into the ground. I don't think they're going to be shedding too many tears as he walks away from the wreckage.

[ooglymoogly]

197. As they say in the Mafia...He like many others in this administration

are going to the mattresses to direct the annihilation of the opposition.

[smiley_glad_hands]

200. He will still have is input behind the scene.

He operates best in the shadows.

On edit: He quite possibly still has his hands on the election machinery. You think the network he has built will just up and disapear?

[Kajsa]

203. What a wonderful way to start the day!

Yaahooo!!!

It's going to be a great week!

One down, several to go.

:party: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :party:

[Terri S]

204. Sorry...this doesn't make any sense at all. Why now?

The timing is strange. Not like he is really under the gun for anything.. I'm really at a loss as to why now? Maybe there isn't much else to be done here...congress pretty much gave them FISA, he's covered on the 'executive priviledge' thing...so it seems.... This just smells to high heaven... can't figure what's in it for * and Karl by this.

[hisownpetard]

255. I'm thinking maybe they released this news on a Mon. (instead of in the Fri. "dump")

to give it more play - because Bush has no intentions of letting Gonzales go
until Bush's term is up, so Rove volunteered to "leave" now, to give Dems something
to feel good about.

Bush doesn't need Rove now - no more elections for him - so he's donated him
to the party, to gain some of that famous 'political capitol' he's squandered and
depleted. By turning Rove back over to the tribe, Bush hopes his altruism will garner
some favor from all the Repubs who've turned and are turning against him!

Whaddya think?

[Initech]

205. Na na na... na na na... hey hey hey... GOOD BYE!!!

So long Rove! Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!

[Kablooie]

206. I think someone on the other thread got it right. A scandal is about to erupt.

and Rove needs to be distanced from the WH before it does.

[PatSeg]

249. That was my first reaction

Something is about to erupt, accompanying by some bogus terrorist alert.

[Exiled in America]

208. SO WHAT?? THIS ISN'T ANY KIND OF VICTORY AT ALL.

This is not any kind of victory. Rove is gearing up for the 2008 race. His formally leaving the white house helps Bush in the public light, but Rove is still free to provide the EXACT SAME SERVICES HE ALWAYS HAS in private.

The only victory would be a criminal conviction and jail time for Rove. That would do something to stop his work. As it stands, he's just changing locations, doing the exact same work he always has, only now he can do it almost totally outside of the light of media scrutiny.

Yet another win for the White House.

[kestrel91316]

213. Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya, KKKarl.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

I would wish that this freak would catch a VERY BAD SOCIAL DISEASE in his rendezvouses with Gannon and have a lingering, painful death estranged from family and friends, but that would be uncharitable. I'm sure the Karma Fairy has a treat or two in store for him anyway.

[madeline_con]

214. Can he be made to testify Sept. 1?

He can't hide behind the mantra.....

[Lindsey]

238. His evil energy won't go away until he's dead. He's going to be behind

the scenes so he can do more. Believe me, he'll be able to get much more done. His job will be to ensure that the Repug. of their choice gets in in '08 to cover up the abhorrent activities they engaged in and to further their neo-con agenda both domestically and through out the world. His obession isn't money, it's power. He's as addicted to power as a herion addict is to smack and I'm not exaggerating one bit. God help us all.

[PatSeg]

258. Contrary to what he believes he IS mortal.

No one lives forever, unless of course he is Satan himself!

It is all just a big game for him and winning at any cost is his mantra.

[femrap]

216. Leaves with his teeny tiny tail

'tween his chubby widdle legs. Now if the Dems would just FIGHT and take advantage of this situation.

I think I may have a 'GOOD RIDDANCE' PARTY on August 31!

[whistle]

217. When Rove leaves his position he will no longer be able to claim White House immunity

...so congress can grab the little shit by his curly tail on the way out of the White House!

[Divine Discontent]

218. Um... the term's up one year after he leaves, he can go 7, but for his "family"

he has to step down just before it's over? WTF?

sounds like he's fleeing the sinking ship - does he think that will protect him? will it?

[minnesota_liberal]

219. Rove describes Hillary as "Fatally Flawed"?

How the hell would he describe Shrub?

[6000eliot]

220. Hope the door doesn't hit him in the ginormous ass on the way out!

[sandyj999]

221. He Already Did All the Damage....................n/t

[Hardrada]

225. Who is he trying to fool. You can't quit the Mob!

[blueridgeliving]

233. OUCH!

I wish I'd said that.....

[Dukkha]

229. Another criminal walks away thanks to the democrat cowards in congress

nothing has changed so forget the celebration.

[blueridgeliving]

263. Sure something "has changed"

...mainly that the White House now houses one less stinking pile of shit. I'd say that was cause for "celebration."

[sallyseven]

231. I still want to see him frog marched out

of the white house along with gonzo and put in jail. Throw Cheney in the mix and I will celebrate forever.

[HEyHEY]

236. He must know the indictment is coming.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

279. Don't they say politicians only work a few minutes a day?

If so, the 24 business hours might be up just about now. I think you may be on to something.

[dailykoff]

239. Maybe Nancy flashed him

and he got scared.

[skip fox]

241. Real Reason: He doesn't feel capable of dealing with the Sept. report.

And he knows it's all downhill from there.

A rat deserting a sinking ship.

[superconnected]

243. Nov elections coming up and bush ratings down.

affecting all repukes. Time to oust someone.

[bamacrat]

246. Isn't he fair game now?

No longer under the umbrella of "executive privilege", or will that extend to anyone and all things that have ever worked with this administration?

[iamthebandfanman]

253. nope

he claims he will STILL be under that priviledge and besides... i see this as a way for them to pardon him....
we should still wait until shrub is outa office before we persue legal actions

[Yavapai]

259. Couple reasons, maybe

1. It is illegal to campaign while working on federal payroll and time. This frees him up, to unleash his slime upon the election process.

2. Bush will look more like the "compassionate Conservative", softening the Rethuglican image.

3. If he is indited, there still would be time to pardon him.

4. Probably will be paid by GOP (GOD-AWFUL OLD PRICKS), and only a phone call away for advising bush.

[BlueStater]

276. All I know is justice must be served at some point

I don't care if it takes until the bastard is 100 years old. He CANNOT be allowed to get away with what he's done.

Too many times in the past we've turned a blind eye to the bullshit these sort of people committ and that was a huge mistake.

[classysassy]

262. Evil

will the gutless dems let this evil bastard off the hook?

[BlueStater]

264. Big deal

I wanted that tubby bastard dragged out kicking and screaming. This is no victory.

[Divine Discontent]

265. FAMILY?????

You mean leaving for his rethuglican family mafia! he will be, with the newfound permission to wiretap at will or hide behind false executive privilege to break the law at will, deep in a protected location in TX wiretapping all the senators & congressmen from a disclosed location, finding out all the good on them and working for the republican nominee in the spring to help them win, and to gain back congress by spilling as much dirt as he can on anyone regardless if it's just twisted information... I don't trust them as far as I can see them! And even then I don't trust them!


He's not going anywhere, just back to the actual place they really run the country from - TX!

[travelingtypist]

268. Hartmann was talking this morning about the millions

of dollars that Rove will make in the real world selling his
access to Bush over the next 16 monthts.

This is so unsatisfying. I wanted the frog march, dammit.

:grr:

[TroglodyteScholar]

269. Nothing will change...

[ryanmuegge]

271. Bush adviser says he'll leave to spend more time with his boyfriend.

[rodeodance]

272. Rove leaves more second-term blues for White House

Forum Name Latest Breaking News
Topic subject Rove leaves more second-term blues for White House
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2952448#2952448
2952448, Rove leaves more second-term blues for White House
Posted by rodeodance on Mon Aug-13-07 04:21 PM

Source: reuters




Rove leaves more second-term blues for White House

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
Reuters
Monday, August 13, 2007; 3:41 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The resignation of Karl Rove, architect of President George W. Bush's election triumphs and a crucial behind-the-scenes policy guru, is the latest sign of the White House's diminished agenda and shattered dreams of a Republican super-majority, analysts said.

...........

With Democrats in control of Congress and brimming with optimism about the 2008 White House race, Rove's talk of a lasting and historic shift to Republican dominance seems long ago.
..........

BUSH ISOLATED
..........

But White House spokesman Tony Snow said Rove's resignation was not a sign the administration was starting to count down the days to the end on January 20, 2009.

"If you take a look, the president's got a pretty aggressive domestic agenda and there's a lot of stuff to be done on foreign policy," Snow said. "As the president has said many times, he's going to sprint to the tape."

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/13/AR2007081300791.html?tid=informbox

[rodeodance]

273. "Goodbye, good riddance," Democratic presidential contender John Edwards said in a statement.

"The idea you could govern by appealing to the Republican base was simply wrong," Jillson said. "The independents drifted away until all they had was the base."

Rove told reporters traveling to Texas with the president he viewed November's election results as a temporary setback for Republicans. He said he would not take an "official" role with any 2008 Republican presidential campaign, but left the door open for an unofficial consulting position.

Democrats, happy to see Rove go, condemned him for increasing political partisanship and divisiveness in Washington.

"Goodbye, good riddance," Democratic presidential contender John Edwards said in a statement.

[Hekate]

274. Darn.When he finally gets frog-marched, it won't be out of the White House!

"More time with his family" my ass.

I won't be doing my Schadenfreude Dance until I see more evidence of an actual downfall for the pasty evil git.

Hekate

[mvd]

281. Next will be Gonzales

Then, we will be getting somewhere.

[mvd]

280. It's a good thing because..

he maybe will put his tired ideas on to the Repuke nominee for President.