VIGUERIE: Rove's Resignation Good News for Conservatives

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Rove's Resignation Good News for Conservatives

August 23 2007
Counterbias.com
by Richard Viguerie


Karl Rove’s departure from the White House is good news for conservatives. We may—may—have a more conservative Bush presidency with Rove back in Texas.

As President Bush’s chief political advisor, Karl Rove was a master in the care and feeding of conservative leaders, keeping them mostly silent as the Republican Party moved Left during the Bush presidency.

He used the usual carrot and stick to do this. The carrot was access to the White House—and conservative leaders proved just as vulnerable as others to the lure of a photo op with the President, lunch in the West Wing, or a returned phone call from Karl Rove. The stick was fear—speak out, and not only will you lose any hope of access, you will be branded as an extremist, or someone who’s helping the Democrats by speaking out.

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[Demeter]

1. Dream On, Richard!

This White House is full of Dead Men Walking. There is no Bush Presidency. There is the Bush SNAFU. It's totally FUBAR. It's toast.