Rove Has Unparalleled Influence With Bush

[DoYouEverWonder]

August 29, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Karl Rove was not "frog-marched" out of the White House in handcuffs as his detractors had hoped, but the past year was certainly a low point for President Bush's close friend and chief political strategist.

A criminal investigation put Rove under scrutiny for months, then he was forced to surrender a key policy role in a move that raised questions about his authority in the White House.

While Rove fought the allegations and kept a low public profile, he never lost his unparalleled influence on the president, say those close to him.

"The history of a lot of folks in these jobs is that they are hired guns," Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman said. "With Karl, you have someone who has been central to what the president has been doing for decades."

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-roves-resurrection,0,6607035.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines


Rove was not 'frog-marched out the WH, YET.

[liberal N proud]

1. Rove is the puppet master

Without him, bu$h would not function at all.

[saigon68]

14. The Chimp Ain't too bright,---- look at his eyes

[Supersedeas]

20. decades of Photo-ops and that's the substance of it

[izzie]

2. I would say Bush needs this guy or type more than most.

I am not sure why I think that way. Maybe I have it in my mind that Bush needs some thing or some one to lean on. He seems to have poor judgment and has used others and things this way. At this age he does not seem to be-able to stand on his own feet yet.

[bluerum]

3. You are absolutey right. Rove made Bush. See Bush's Brain.

[Lerkfish]

5. svengali

[izzie]

7. I am not sure which one is pushing the evil to tell the truth.

Awful men

[truthisfreedom]

4. bush made rove. and now they're both in the shitter.

they're at the bottom of the shithole.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. We tried to make a citizen's arrest!

[peacetalksforall]

8. I hope their future involves writing long letters of consolation to each

other from their jail cells. No plush white collar compounds for them. Cells.

[bluestateguy]

9. Rove makes 80% of the decisions in that White House

nt

[Rose Siding]

10. Rove's influencial because ALL of their policy is driven by politics

All they have is a powerful political director.

[Tight_rope]

11. KKKarl Rove is "BUSHS' BRAINS"

http://www.bushsbrain.com/

This fall, the midterm elections will be among the most fiercely contested in American history. And, you can count on one thing. One man will be calling the shots. He will be the key Republican strategist. He will do whatever it takes to insure that the Republican majority is still intact in November

BUSH'S BRAIN chronicles the life and work of Karl Rove, currently the Senior Advisor to President Bush. When we began shooting BUSH'S BRAIN, Karl Rove was unknown to most of us. He was the most powerful man America had never heard of. He was the "Wizard of Oz" behind the curtain of the Bush Presidency.

Now, in 2006, things have certainly changed. Most Americans now know the name "Karl Rove". They probably even know him by the nickname "BUSH'S BRAIN". They know he has engineered two Presidential victories for George W. Bush. They know he is smart. They know he is effective. They may even think of him as ruthless. Machiavellian.

But, even now, what most Americans don't know or understand… is the "Rove M.O.". They don't know how Karl Rove actually operates.

Our film, BUSH'S BRAIN, is a primer on how Karl Rove operates. If you want to understand what happened in the elections of 2000 and 2004, you should see our film. If you want to know what will probably happen this fall, you must see our film.

For those who saw BUSH'S BRAIN, the Swift Boat Ads came as no surprise. They were vintage Rove. You attack your opponent's strength, not his weakness. And you cast deep shadows of doubt -- which can't be refuted in time for the election.

The same technique was used in the 2000 primary election against Senator John McCain. Rove turned McCain's heroic ordeal as a prisoner of war into a liability. Because of his years of imprisonment, McCain was said to be "mentally unfit" to be president. Sound familiar?

We urge you to buy BUSH'S BRAIN, share it with friends and relatives, use it for meetings, discussion groups, family debates. It provides the deep background on the Rove-Bush strategy. It will help you understand what is coming this fall.

Thank you,

Michael and Joe The Directors of BUSH'S BRAIN

[Zorra]

12. Rove is to Bu*h like Rasputin was to Czar Nicholas.

Maybe they will share a similar fate someday.

[BadGimp]

13. This is news to WHOM?

Seriously, is there any sentient being on the planet with more than one brain cell that does not already know that Rove is Bush's puppet master?

Rove has his hand so far up Bush's ass that everytime the Alcoholic Dunce in Chief brushes his teeth, he's giving Rove a manicure.


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[Career Prole]

15. "...then he was forced to surrender a key policy role..."

Is he still on the government payroll?

Mehlman and others in the White House say Rove gave up his responsibilities as chief policy coordinator in April, but remains heavily involved in all aspects of domestic and international policy.

The coordinator role had turned Rove into an internal White House diplomat, trying to coordinate different views into a coherent position while maintaining neutrality. Some felt it stretched the political strategist too thin.

The slimmed-down portfolio leaves Rove freer to focus on politics, look at the big picture and provide a gut-check in a White House that has struggled with missteps that may leave Republicans vulnerable in the midterm congressional elections.

The tasks he's doing in his "slimmed-down portfolio" don't sound like duties taxpayers should be forced to pay for.

[formercia]

16. Rove is a clever Xtian Zionist n/t

[Rex]

17. Rove/Cheney/Rummy/Rice all in it for the money.

Bush, well, he is in it because Rove brainwashed him decades ago. Just a puppet. Sad how his family approves.

[Nickster]

18. Water still wet. n/t

[Clyde39]

19. Bush without Rove....impossible to picture

They don't call him "Bush's Brain" for nothing. You'd think such a label would be an embarrassment to the Bush family, but evidently nothing embarrasses them.