Rove: White House 'strongly' behind DeLay

[lavenderdiva]

no surprises here...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/18/rove.delay/index.html

snip:
Rove, the strategist who ran President Bush's two presidential campaigns, said DeLay, a Texas Republican, has been the target of partisan attacks by "desperate" Democrats.

"Tom DeLay is going to continue to be a strong and effective majority leader for the Republicans in the House," he said on CNN's "Inside Politics."

snip:
Rove said he was confident the questions surrounding DeLay would be "resolved to everybody's satisfaction" by the House ethics committee.

[NYC Liberal]

1. Gee whadda surprise!

Two criminals covering each others asses.

:eyes:

[Jack Rabbit]

2. Rove means the emasculated ethics committee

The one that's now stacked with DeLay's stooges.

[n2mark]

3. What House Ethics Committee?

There once was a House Ethics Committe, but it disappeared. Where is it?

[truthisfreedom]

5. he meant the white house ethics committee. it consists of rove & cheney.

that's it.

[tallahasseedem]

4. Whatever...

These people never cease to amaze me. For our sake in the 2006 elections maybe its a good thing.

[rocktivity]

6. All together now--BWAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Stop it, Karl, you're killing me! These "partisan attacks" wouldn't be going on unless you and Cheney WANTED THEM TO! Oh, you're such a killer!

:rofl:
rocknation

[Last Lemming]

16. I think the white house is thrilled to see him go

but why?

They don't seem to be too concerned that he might give up some info if he were to go down.

[kedrys]

7. Kiss o'death

Whenever those two idiots go out of their way to express support for somebody, it's a signal they're about to cut and run. And drop whoever in boiling oil on the way out.

[dhinojosa]

36. It's easier to dispose of two enemies when they are tied together.

Thanks Mr. Rove. :)

This will make impeachment of the president and majority leader one in the same.

[radfringe]

43. ditto to that

when I heard the story on the "spews", I chortled and said "Kiss of Death"

DeLay is an anchor around bush*'s neck and he's sinking fast...

[agincourt]

Translation:

Delay has more power than Lott so we must stay in bed with him, even though he has bad body odor.

[Paula Sims]

17. Translation II:

Just like they were behind the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, funding No Child Left Behind, etc., etc., etc.

Means Delay is toast -- or should I say Tommy Boy??

Paula

[ovidsen]

24. Yep. Agree with II

Classic "big boy" politics. Praise the condemned man (DeLay) before demoting him to mere Congressman.

Put a fork in him. He's done.

[Gothmog]

25. Delay is toast now.

Rove promising to support you is a sure sign that you are doomed.

[Laurab]

63. Translation III

Delay has more power and knows more than Lott, so we must PRETEND to stay in bed with him, while we are planning his fall.

[WLKjr]

8. Here's Karls kick to the nuts

or would it be Here comes the Kick to Karl's nuts? I hope the dems jump all over it now.

[DemoTex]

9. Easy for Karl to say ...

Now that he is dribbling the contents of his DeLay, T file to the media sharks.

[jedr]

10. If Rove can polish this turd;

he'll have the miracle needed to be a saint! ( 80+ % say DeLay should step down?)

[Wright Patman]

11. It saddens me to say this

but Rove and all these guys act as if they know the outcome of all future elections. It's not up to the voters anymore. You wouldn't continue to be this brazen if you did not have the system rigged. They literally don't care if they fall to a 1 percent approval rating as long as the 1 percent gets to count the votes.

And I am not just talking about the presidential election. I am talking about ALL significant elections - federal, state and even local for that matter.

[manxkat]

34. I agree completely.

So many of us seem to forget how these rigged elections are the root of the problem. You can't move forward on ANY issue until the fundamental right to vote is taken back by the people. Of course, the people will have to wake up and realize that they've been f*cked by the fascists (who, incidentally, pulled off 9/11). Large numbers of people will have to take some responsibility and get out of their easy chairs and demand change. Until then, it doesn't matter if Tom Delay stays or goes, or if Rove is behind him or not. It really doesn't matter.

[Triana]

50. Exactly. In a fascist dictatorship, who cares

about approval ratings. Those only matter where the governed elect their government. That doesn't happen here. Those days are long over. As for 9-11 my first thought when I saw what happened that morning:

"THEY KNEW"

...and my thought hasn't changed one iota since, except I've become even more convinced that they knew...

[Donailin]

51. I agree

and I've been thinking this since November. as long as the polls are close to evenly split on job approval, they'll continue to behave as though they have the support of the majority, but when the numbers start to go 40/60 or 35/65 or worse then they'll have a rough time of it. Right now though, no one wants privatized accounts, but asshole keeps acting as though folks are buying it.

[MADem]

12. Yeah, they are behind him all right

...and if the chimp's numbers keep dropping, they'll position themself behind him to give him a strong push off a cliff!

[iconoclastic cat]

13. "I've been looking at you, Ralph. And I know you've been lookin' at me."

Just insert Tom for Ralph.

[MADem]

29. Humana humana humma! n/t

[Rose Siding]

14. Look at Karl, stepping to Lott's tune

President Bush needs House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to further his legislative agenda and should be more outspoken in his defense against ethics charges, Sen. Trent Lott, Mississippi Republican, said yesterday.

"I do think the White House needs to remember that people who fight hard for you as a candidate and for your issues as a president ... deserve your support, aggressive support," said Mr. Lott, who resigned his majority leadership post because of the furor over comments he made in 2002.

"Again, he may feel that he shouldn't get into the details of the workings of who the leaders are or how the leaders act in the House or the Senate. I read very carefully what he had to say last week. ... I wish it had been more, frankly. Frankly, he needs Tom DeLay," Mr. Lott told ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos.

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050418-125215-5685r.htm

Poor, poor Trent knows how traumatic a coy WH can be.

[Writer]

15. Which is exactly why Karl is no genius (n/t)

[Geo55]

18. Ahhh...Mr. Rove has spoken.....

Tommy D's ok by him.....anybody gotta problem wid dat ?

[progressivebydesign]

19. I'm sure they are in many ways.. n/t

[NYC Liberal]

20. When he says "behind Delay" they probably mean behind his crimes too n/t

[lavenderdiva]

21. good point...

wish i'd said that.

[ktowntennesseedem]

22. Fine! The better to hang himself with!

If they stay loyal to Frist, they can sink together. And if they later withdrawal their "full" support, we can slap the "flip-flopper" label on them.

(Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm just dreaming. But its a really good dream, so don't wake me!)

[dqueue]

23. What dirt does Delay have on Rove

What's rove's cause de c'elebre in supporting Delay? What dirt does Delay have on Rove and his band of criminals?

[leesa]

26. Good! Keep up the support for criminals...it just points out your own

crimes!

[LatePeriduct]

39. Yeah if strongly behind.

Means Tom Delay becomes the official poster boy pin coushin and goes down in a bleeding ring of fire, they are strongly behind him!


So long Tom Delay....they just can't afford to have you opening your big mouth, when Jack Abramoff is being threatened...Oh no.

[Cha]

27. The chimp house and delay EW both

are in this together. delay could bring down the dirty house if they didn't stick with him in all his slimy dealings. They better believe they are "strongly behind" .. the hammered one..

[Catfight]

28. The attacks are by Repacious Republicians. nt

[w4rma]

30. Woo hoo! The kiss of death. These guys *always* do the *opposite* of

what they say. Stick a fork in DeLay. He is toast.

[ihaveaquestion]

71. That was my first thought, too!

Everything they talk nice about gets the chop!

[kcass1954]

31. Here's the quote that struck me...

"Newspaper articles have said that DeLay went on overseas trips paid for by lobbyists. That would be a violation of House rules if proved to be true."


Fucking corporate media. CNN just doesn't get it - there would be more than "newspaper articles" if they were doing their job properly. They're "reporting" - but how about some real old-fashioned investigating.



edit for spelling

[dad]

32. g

If the White House is strongly behind him, why can't GW Bush come out with a strongly-worded positive statement about him, expressing his personal support? He had no problem doing this for Schiavo (however you spell it), social security looting, drilling ANWR, etc...

[Swamp Rat]

33. That's what they say publicly, but in private they are twisting DeLay's

arm and telling him what they're gonna do to his daughter unless he resigns as House Majority Leader, thus making Bush&Co look like stand-up GOPers.

[Vektor]

35. Why is Rat Fucker still talking?

Can't Rove-hole crawl back into the cave from whence he came? I am so tired of looking at his corpulent, beady-eyed, sweaty mug and listening to his bullshit whining.

Who needs contraceptive pills when the site of Rove's face is the best birth control EVER?

I have heard more than enough from that luke-warm sack of dog vomit.

[saigon68]

38. Nice rant

I'm impressed

[Vektor]

40. Tee-hee..

...I'm really just getting started. That was nothing!

A light warm-up, really...

:-)

[Erika]

37. Evil strongly behind evil

Rove behind DeLay

[Tesla]

45. Rove behind Delay

[passy]

41. In crooks we trust

I think you just f**ked up Karl.
It just shows us what a bunch of crooks you all are.
I think DeLay will bring the whole White House down.
But only if some repub senators realize that a corrupt government like *'s is not good for their party and definitely not good for the country.
It's seems to me that the country's future lays in the hands of a few men and they're not Democrats, but maybe they have enough human decency to restore democracy and save the world.

[ananda]

42. alternative universe

There is no rationality present in the WH at all these days.

[Azathoth]

44. Good job, Captain Karl. Tie your towline firmly to the Titanic

The more closely the White House ties themselves to DeLay, the faster their approval ratings are going to drop.

[Cooley Hurd]

46. Good - I hope he drags a few of them down with him...

Fucking CROOKS, every one of them!!!!!

[FuzzyDicePHL]

48. Well i hope

that Rick Sphinctorum is one that he drags down... He's just one of many that took money from Delay.

[muchacho]

47. hmmm

Rove is usually more tactically smart than this. DeLay is going down and I guess Rove thinks loyalty matters more than dignity.

[Botany]

49. One of 2 things .....

Rove might see this as a test of strength i.e. can he save DeLay despite the
overwhelming odds against him.

Rove's smile face as he slits Delay's throat.

[catnhatnh]

52. To everyones satisfaction???

No way since in America we refuse to disembowel....

[Cugel the Clever]

53. DeLay for Prez!

You go, Rove!

I know he's lying because his lips were moving, but if the Rove Cabal really wants to stand tall behind Tom "Cucaracha" DeLay, it would be a priceless gift to the Dems. DeLay's Corruption (capital 'C') couldn't be more obvious if he had ten-foot demon horns and a long hairless tail.

DeLay is everything today's republicans aspire to- Law for Sale. He's the poster pig of the GOP. Let him bring the whole stinking shit heep down with him.

DeLay in '08!

[JerseygirlCT]

54. It's easier to push from behind. nt

[Stuckinthebush]

55. Dumb move

Delay is baggage. The country doesn't really like Bush much right now according to all polling, so his endorsement doesn't mean squat. It just puts him in the same slimy camp with Delay.

[Beetwasher]

56. Rove Is Behind Delay, Delay Is In Front of a Cliff, Rove is Pushing

"The WH is behind Delay, we're sticking the knife right in his back."

[katinmn]

57. After we take DeLay down, it's time to go after Porky Pig

I think a national strategy focused on the demented Rove is totally approriate. Now that the PR slimeball has offically been put in charge of all US policy, we have an obligation to expose him, on ethics if not criminal activity.

And when Rove is gone, * is gone.

[ktowntennesseedem]

58. OOOO! If only it was Jeff Gannon they were "strongly behind!"

Imagine the joke-possibilities!!!

:rofl:

[goodboy]

59. this must mean that rove already knows the outcome of this thing.

Delay will remain majority leader, and charges will not be filed.

[marions ghost]

60. seems likely

otherwise they would sacrifice Delay... when the game is rigged, you start seeing these patterns--Yep, they must have a GOOD reason to support Delay.

[JohnnyBoots]

66. DeLay will be a martyr for the cause

[lancdem]

64. Then DeLay will continue to be an issue the Dems can use

[otohara]

61. If Delay Shot Someone In Broad Daylight

they would stand behind thier man....

[Initech]

62. "Desperate" Democrats?

Hmmmmmmm..... that would be a great show after Desperate Housewives.

*pitches idea to Fox*

[JohnnyBoots]

65. Rove will turn DeLay into

a martyr, that is why he is backing him. Delay will fall, and while ostensibly supported by Karl, Rove will spin it back onto Democrats and "Activist" judges that lead to DeLay's downfall. DeLay will then be painted in the light of a good,moral, alomost pious man ripped down by liberals and the liberal media. He is always one or two steps ahead of us. We need to catch up to his thought process and battle him there.

[mzmolly]

67. Good.........that's EXACTLY where we want them

:evilgrin:

[underpants]

68. HAVE YOU GOTTEN THE MESSAGE MAIN STREAM MEDIA???

GET IT???

LAY OFF!!!!

That is what this really says.

[realFedUp]

69. Since they always say the opposite of the truth....

this is a deathknell to the bugman

[Barrett808]

72. Agreed -- kiss of death n/t

[jsw_81]

70. Excellent

DeLay will be an anchor around the GOP's neck in next year's elections. Can you say Speaker Pelosi? I know it's hard to imagine, but stranger things have happened!