Rove that smarmy asshole smells defeat, distances himself from McShame...

[Virginia Dare]

Rove: McCain went 'too far' in ads

CNN) -- Former Bush adviser Karl Rove said Sunday that Sen. John McCain had gone "one step too far" in some of his recent ads attacking Sen. Barack Obama.


Karl Rove said both candidates are guilty of going too far in their attacks.

Rove has leveled similar criticism against Obama.

"McCain has gone in some of his ads -- similarly gone one step too far," he told Fox News, "and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the '100 percent truth' test."

The Obama campaign immediately leaped on the quote.

"In case anyone was still wondering whether John McCain is running the sleaziest, most dishonest campaign in history, today Karl Rove -- the man who held the previous record -- said McCain's ads have gone too far," said campaign spokesman Tommy Vietor, in a statement sent to reporters minutes after Rove's on-air comments. Rove masterminded both of President Bush's successful White House bids.

Rove said both candidates need to "be careful" about their attacks on each other.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/14/campaign.wrap/index.html

[zanne]

1. Hell has frozen over....

Or even something more sinister is about to happen.

[jpertello]

2. WOW!

I guess I am living in Bizarro Land now. Is Rove going to call Obama and offer to work on his behalf? HAHA. Rove a Democratic strategist! I just made myself giggle.

[Virginia Dare]

3. When Obama wins, Rove will take credit for it..

do you have any doubt of that?

[VWolf]

8. Yep. Turdblossom wouldn't have said it if

he didn't feel he could profit from saying it.

There's not an ounce of integrity in that scumbag.

[tallahasseedem]

4. Bull...

I'm not buying it. He is trying to get it back on a level playing field by trying to force both to turn down the negative attacks. DON'T ever think this man will tell the truth.

[Alter Ego]

5. THIS IS A TRAP.

It's Karl Rove. There is an ulterior motive for everything he says and does.

[DFW]

10. It's a coded message to his managers of the McFailin' campaign

"Your evil stuff has done a great job. Now back off before it starts to backfire."

[seabeyond]

11. when repugs are called on something, he agrees and brings dems along for ride to

to nullify whatever it is.

[WinkyDink]

6. Exactly. He'll hunker down and prepare for next time. RW'ers NEVER GIVE UP.

Example #1: Grover Norquist.

[WinkyDink]

7. (Duplicate.)

[seabeyond]

9. THIS is what rove does. when repugs does something, he says both does it

it is bullshit. it nullifies when his party does the outrageous. balme both. it isnt both. it is repugs only

mccain, lies, sleaze

[MiniMe]

12. He also accused Barack of the same thing

Which isn't true. He is still spinning.

[lamp_shade]

13. I. DON'T. THINK. SO.

[AlinPA]

14. No way. Rove is still involved with getting McCain elected. nt