How Bush will dodge the bullet

[Kelvin Mace]

Fire Rove as DCS on the public payroll, then rehire him on the political side using GOP (corporate) money. He keeps his word and still keeps Rove.

[keroro gunsou]

1. SHHHHH! *smacks kelvin with his own mace*

don't give him no good ideas!

[Ilsa]

2. Yeah, and this will make the hard core Rethuglicans

like Rep. King (NY) happy. But reasonable people will see that Bush likes hanging out with criminals and he'll have a credibility problem for as long as the MSM keeps it in the news. It would be great, especially when Rove has to resign to go to prison.

[Kelvin Mace]

5. It is a dangerous strategy

that will not sit well with moderates, but for it to fail the press must be relentless and the moderates and the Vichy Dems must find a spine.

I have major doubt about the press. Yes, they have shown some agression lately, but how hard is it to be brave when you are attacking as a mob? Once the Halliburton white house starts attacking back (with help from the Limbuagh/Fox crowd), they will cringe back into their role as obedient puppies.

As for the Vichy Dems, all it will take is a major offensive by the right-wing press and their pollsters will sound retreat. Mayor Lindsay and Joe Biden will attack the party for smearing a loyal American for political gain.

Perhaps they will surprise me, but that has been their strategy to date.

[Ilsa]

6. Agreed. Good elaboration. n/t

[zbdent]

3. Nuance

Something that he claimed he didn't do.

All spin is nuance.

[PATRICK]

4. Rove sitting in front of Airforce One

Campaign 2004 picture may be timely now. I suppose that would be the time Rove told Bush he couldn't win fair and square and definitely not get a smidgen of a real mandate without bold tabulation cheating.

Anyone have that pic?

[Generic Other]

7. Looking at Karl Rove's pictures is nightmarish