Karl Rove, Swirling Vortex of Scandal

WHY THEY CAN’T WIN

A few thoughts on why they can’t win.

First of all, they did something really bad, and they
didn’t think they’d get caught, and they did.

As a result, their stories are all over the map,
contradicting each other and sometimes themselves.
Soon, they’ll have to start attacking each other to
avoid being tagged with prison time.

Their basic story, though, is that at heart, this is a
partisan smear of Karl Rove. Wilson, his wife
Valerie, the CIA, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton are
all conspiring to frame Karl Rove.

But here’s the problem. There’s a reason that the
Dems lost the last election. No one thinks they’re
smart enough to pull this off.

As one person put it:

“Calling Democrats wimps for 20 years has its effects.
It means that when they actually do say something
people automatically assume that they aren't acting
out of political courage. They assume that there is no
risk involved. If John Kerry is calling for Rove to
resign, he must have done something wrong.”

Right. Ken Mehlman was just on TV saying “Everyone
knows that Karl Rove has the highest ethical
standards.”

Ha! Ha!

Another blogger put it:

“Sorry, you can't go around telling everyone who'll
listen that Karl Rove is a cross between Sun Tzu and
Machiavelli for years on end and then suddenly portray
him as a simple, straight shooting public servant.
Only the most ardent Neanderthals are going to buy
this.”

Also, they’ve already admitted this is really bad:

Look at this exchange:

CHRIS MATTHEWS:

“Don't you think it's more serious than Watergate,
when you think about it?”

RNC CHAIRMAN ED GILLESPIE:

“I think if the allegation is true, to reveal the
identity of an undercover CIA operative -- it's
abhorrent, and it should be a crime, and it is a
crime.”

CHRIS MATTHEWS:

“It'd be worse than Watergate, wouldn't it?”

GILLESPIE:

“It's -- Yeah, I suppose in terms of the real world
implications of it. It's not just politics.”

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FUN FACT OF THE WEEK

When Former President George Bush found out that one
his campaign aides was leaking sensitive information
to the press, he ordered his fired immediately and
never let work for him again.

The journalist was Bob Novak.

The aide was Karl Rove.

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