if I were to give odds...99.9 to .1 that Rove initiated this. >thats< how unlikely I think it is.
I certainly think he knew...it was a term change, he's a key advisor on the President's staff...and as such I would expect him, as part of his JOB, to follow up on key initiatives in each of the big exec branches, including Justice.
I would also certainly EXPECT cronyism and a suggesting to the folks doing the replacing that "I have a friend"...and yes..I would expect the lacky to consider this important to act on..since Karl is pretty close to the boss.
However, I believe with near certainty that is the complete extent of his involvement.
He asked the question. Now we have a week of press coverage of him doing his job. (but its a SCANDAL).
Starting to make me pine for more coverage of Anna Nicole.