Tuesday, August 14, 2007
The Rove One-Stop
Rich Lowry.
David Frum.
Doug Bandow.
Jim Pinkerton.
John Podhoretz.
Robert Novak.
NROVErview.
UPDATE: James Carville.
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David Frum.
Doug Bandow.
Jim Pinkerton.
John Podhoretz.
Robert Novak.
NROVErview.
UPDATE: James Carville.
Labels: Karl Rove
Monday, August 13, 2007
What If?
Too late for a graceful exit?
Just about any political strategist would be happy with a resume that includes two winning presidential campaigns (the first, admittedly, being attained in some weird circumstances), does Karl Rove perhaps now think his reputation (objectively speaking) would have been better if he had left the Bush operation in early or mid 2005 -- with his legacy as being "the architect" or "Bush's Brain" secured?
Now, instead, he leaves with congressional subpoenas waving in the air and his "client" mired in the low 30s approval ratings.
What if?
UPDATE: Rove's exit interview with the Wall St. Journal's Paul Gigot.
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Just about any political strategist would be happy with a resume that includes two winning presidential campaigns (the first, admittedly, being attained in some weird circumstances), does Karl Rove perhaps now think his reputation (objectively speaking) would have been better if he had left the Bush operation in early or mid 2005 -- with his legacy as being "the architect" or "Bush's Brain" secured?
Now, instead, he leaves with congressional subpoenas waving in the air and his "client" mired in the low 30s approval ratings.
What if?
UPDATE: Rove's exit interview with the Wall St. Journal's Paul Gigot.
Labels: George W. Bush, Karl Rove
Friday, April 13, 2007
Privileged Notions
The U.S. attorney firing controversy may be the biggest political scandal in Western civilization as some liberal blogs think. On the other hand, it might be the biggest non-story since Don Imus was revealed to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby (or something like that).
Either way, this question of missing RNC e-mails certainly violates my personal smell test.
Now, being aware that certain issues are not supposed to be discussed in official White House e-mail, is not evidence of a cover-up: Political conversations, by law, shouldn't be made on "official" resources.
That said, this story gets "curiouser and curiouser" as Alice said:
These sort of assertions -- plus the fact that many of these e-mails in question have gone a-missing -- just raise too many red flags.
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Either way, this question of missing RNC e-mails certainly violates my personal smell test.
Now, being aware that certain issues are not supposed to be discussed in official White House e-mail, is not evidence of a cover-up: Political conversations, by law, shouldn't be made on "official" resources.
That said, this story gets "curiouser and curiouser" as Alice said:
Fielding also wrote that it "remains our intention to collect e-mails and documents" from the RNC and other outside accounts used by White House officials. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved, but did not issue, new subpoenas for the Justice Department yesterday.Sorry, the WH can't have it both ways: Sure, Rove and others should use the RNC account for their "political" work. But, don't then assert some form of executive privelege that precludes that work (separate from "official" duties) from congressional oversight. The RNC -- like the DNC, or the two congressional and senatorial campaign committees -- is a private non-governmental entity. It is not an arm of the executive branch.
Gonzales, meanwhile, has been preparing for a pivotal appearance on Tuesday before the committee, including mock testimony sessions lasting up to five hours a day, officials said.
E-mails from Rove and other White House officials potentially figure in a number of congressional investigations. Democrats are seeking the RNC e-mails as part of an effort to determine the extent of Rove's role in firing the U.S. attorneys and the alleged politicization at the General Services Administration.
The RNC yesterday turned over to the White House a copy of e-mail records for administration officials still on the RNC server to determine whether any of them are privileged or whether they can be provided to congressional investigators. Officials indicated that they would include post-2005 e-mails from Rove. (Emphasis added).
GOP officials said they are also trying to determine whether they can recover other e-mail that may have been deleted through regular purges of e-mails or by deliberate deletion by White House staff. Waxman said the RNC indicated that it had destroyed all e-mail records from White House officials in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
These sort of assertions -- plus the fact that many of these e-mails in question have gone a-missing -- just raise too many red flags.
Labels: corruption, Karl Rove, U.S. Attorneys
Thursday, March 29, 2007
A Sure Sign of the Apocalypse
Last night's Radio & TV Correspondents Dinner:
You may recognize Colin Mochrie (playing the "turntable") from Whose Line Is It Anyway.
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You may recognize Colin Mochrie (playing the "turntable") from Whose Line Is It Anyway.
Labels: Colin Mochrie, Karl Rove, Radio/TV Correspondents Dinner
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
"I Will Not Be Sacrificed..."
Scooter Libby's declaration revealed in the opening day of his perjury trial.
NRO's Byron York on the White House civil war sparked by the Valerie Plame leak.
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NRO's Byron York on the White House civil war sparked by the Valerie Plame leak.
Labels: CIA leak, Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, Valerie Plame
