Rove to House GOP: Don't blame your woes on Bush's war, blame it on Cunningham, Foley

[sabra]

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=21712

Rove's Diagnosis
by Robert Novak

Karl Rove, President Bush's political lieutenant, told a closed-door meeting of 2008 Republican House candidates and their aides Tuesday that it was less the war in Iraq than corruption in Congress that caused their party's defeat in the 2006 elections.

Rove's clear advice to the candidates is to distance themselves from the culture of Washington. Specifically, Republican candidates are urged to make clear they have no connection with disgraced congressmen such as Duke Cunningham and Mark Foley.
In effect, Rove was rebutting the complaint inside the party that George W. Bush is responsible for Republican miseries by invading Iraq.

[babylonsister]

1. Ever the good, delusional soldier. I bet no one bought that. nt

[frogcycle]

3. let's hope it pissed them off - 'big time'

[Ian David]

6. I foresee a unanimous vote in favor of Rove's subpoena and consequent contempt citation. n/t

[frogcycle]

2. well, of course

these clowns are all enablers of each other's inability to accept responsibility or admit mistakes

[Ian David]

4. Oh, I bet THAT went over well. Karl Rove-- winning friends and influencing people everywhere he goes

Fuck you! It's all Cunningham's fault!

[TwilightGardener]

Every time I see that photo, I think "Back up! Please back up!"

[InternalDialogue]

20. Every time I see it, I think...

Who the hell got the job of shining the rubber on those wheels?

[Perky]

5. They are going to throw eggs and rotten tomatoes at Bush

when he gives his farewell address at the convention next year.

[atreides1]

7. Good Job Karl

Piss in the Wheaties of those that your psychopathic clown needs support from.

[dubyaD40web]

8. He's right!

Because everywhere I go, I see nothing but anti- Cunningham and Foley signs.

/sarcasm

[Ian David]

11. ROFL!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[DrDan]

9. uh - why is it an either-or

it is the combination of everything bad - that pretty well sums up this administration

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. HA! Just wait until Larry Flynt starts releasing names! There's no way they can 'distance themselves

from their own actions!:rofl:

[blogslut]

12. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain

If I have one hope today, it would be that those present at that meeting finally came to the realization that Karl Rove is full if shit.

[NanceGreggs]

13. If GOPers are being urged not to associate with criminals ...

... wouldn't that mean they'd have to sever all ties with the White House?

Just wonderin' ...

[5X]

23. and themselves? n/t

[NanceGreggs]

27. Yeah, I guess all Republicans ...

... will have to stay at least 500 yards away from each other at all times.

[bobthedrummer]

14. "by Robert Novak"

:yoiks:

[enid602]

15. only

If only it were just Foley and Cunningham that were wrong! I could live with that.

[frogcycle]

16. was Vitter there?

[Xipe Totec]

17. Works for me

We don't want the public to think that the chimp is the ONLY problem; the entire Republican party is rotten to the core.

[pinto]

18. Breaking up is hard to do.

[L. Coyote]

19. Rove's PPT has Rs winning more 2008 seats with a "War President"

No kidding, the PPT that is the subject of the Hatch Act violations actually shows the Rs winning more Congressional races with w/ a war Prez!

A rethink on planning to have a "war President" in 2008 is in order! What incredible hubris.

The "genius" got it wrong, but he is in denial.

[Vincardog]

21. Rove is right! Every rePIGlicker who wants to be re-selected should stand up and give jr a BIG KISS

Their campaign adds should should state they are a bush packer and proud to be. Every yard sign should have aWoL and say
"Proud to stand with bush at any price."

[Bluestar]

22. BWAHAHAHAHA! Rove scraping the bottom of the barrel

for excuses? This is not like him--where are the Machiavellian schemes that we are all so terrified of? Could it be his time has come--he has run out of lies and obfuscation.

[Bongo Prophet]

24. Rove/Novak/Foley/Duke-stir et al ARE ALL the problem

But we'uns here know that, huh?
Turds be gone!
:hurts:

[ejbr]

25. Rove is a GENIUS!

We have to remember that he is telling this to people who believe exposing Plame was not treasonous, that terrorists hate us for our freedoms, that torture is a successful form of interrogation and that the Iraq War is going so well that we should give it more time to pan out. He probably has convinced at least half of them that indeed Foley and Cunningham are to blame for their problems. I am actually very impressed with this tactic by Rove. I mean, he IS dealing with idiots after all.

[Disturbed]

26. Notice that he failed to mention Abramov?

The reason Rove started the US Attorney purge is that these Attorneys were uncovering and even prosecuting Repugs for various crimes while not going after Dems, even if no crimes by Dems were being committed. This is what the Congress is attempting to expose regarding the Busholini Regime. That is why the stonewalling by Repugs is happening. Documents that are still being withheld that will expose many crimes of the Regime.

[Solly Mack]

28. corruption that it takes to lie and invent evidence to start a "war"?