Rove leaving White House

Post #290,769 by JayMehaffey 8/13/07 9:17:04 AM Reply	Rove leaving White House [link\|http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/roves-august-surprise/\|NY Times] It\ufffds 7:58 a.m. Eastern time, and Karl Rove\ufffds exit from the White House emerged several hours ago in a Wall Street Journal column titled \ufffd\ufffdThe Mark of Rove.\ufffd\ufffd In confirming the exit, Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino said it was not clear how he would be replaced. \ufffdIt\ufffds a big loss to us,\ufffd she said. If anyone on the White House staff is irreplaceable, it would be the man described in The New York Times this morning as \ufffdthe midwife of Mr. Bush\ufffds political persona itself.\ufffd Wow, this is big news. I can see two real possibilities. First, Cheney might have pushed him out, making the argument that they don't need to be worried about political opinion now they need to focus on what they can do in their remaining time in office. Second, Rove may be leaving to join another campaign. Either way it bears watching. Jay
Post #290,773 by boxley 8/13/07 9:32:41 AM Reply	getting ready for the next election Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #290,775 by Another Scott 8/13/07 9:56:36 AM Reply	Yup. Who's he going to go with? Thompson? Giuliani? Romney? McCain? Maybe he'll just be a hired gun until the nomination is a foregone conclusion. I'd probably lean toward him going with Thompson or Giuliani, but all of them have their reasons for wanting him (e.g. McCain was buying up Bush's brain trust a few months ago, but may not have the money or buzz now; Romney has the money and is smooth, but "conservatives" are still suspicious of him; Giuliani tries to be Mr. 9/11 and is closest to Bush on the GWOT, but has lots of skeletons; Thompson's still a wild-card, but he's got lots of buzz among the chattering class at the moment). Cheers, Scott.
Post #290,776 by boxley 8/13/07 10:05:14 AM Reply	he will be the rnc rep to whoever wins, cant get too close to the candidate as he comes with too much baggage. He will general the general election thanx, bill Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #290,774 by a6l6e6x 8/13/07 9:34:45 AM Reply	He has to get back in the coffin before the sun comes up! Alex Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law. -- Sophocles (496? - 406 BCE)
Post #290,780 by mmoffitt 8/13/07 12:13:03 PM Reply	So, that executive privilege thing goes away now? Didn't think so. bcnu, Mikem Microsoft Vista. The best reason ever to buy a Mac.

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