Karl Rove is pulling up stakes and returning to Texas to spend more time with his wife.Which is a surprise because I thought he was boinking Jeff Gannon.
I don't know Mr. Rove. I've never met him and I'm sure that to his friends and family he's a perfectly swell guy. And I'm not so naive to think you can know anyone just from what you read in the papers.
But based on what I think I know, Rove has helped trash at least two combat veterans' records, was complicit in revealing the identity of a CIA op, started a whisper campaign that implied Ann Richards was a lesbian, and was instrumental in the firing of US Attorneys for political reasons.
Oh, and he's officially responsible for New Orleans' recovery. How's that going, Karl?
While that's all reprehensible, and some of it's probably criminal, that's not why I'd stand in what promises to be a very long line to micturate upon his final resting place. No, Rove's larger crime was engineering the political career of George W. Bush.
For that mega-disaster, Karl Rove should be heading off to a stretch in a maximum-security cell instead of a comfortable retirement in Texas.
But in George Bush's America, honor is the name of a pop singer, accountability is for bank tellers, and justice is just a department in Washington.
Adios, Mr. Rove, I wish it had happened sooner.
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Amen, Brother.
My thoughts exactly.
I know I've said this elsewhere, but you wanna bet Cheney has "health issues" that sideline him by the end of primary season?
Hear hear, David.
Jim: are you suggesting that they'd get someone to replace Shooter Cheney as Veep and be the long lost heir apparent? Who do you think they'd get?
The heir apparent part might be a bit difficult, but I'm sure King George would love to see Fred Thompson succeed him.
However, if Cheney were to "take ill," that would suggest that Bush the Elder was working behind the scenes to dispose of the more embarrassing members of the Administration.
If so, Gonzo might be asked to clean his junk out of James Baker's desk.
And Josh Bolton will take away his red Swingline stapler.
Think about it. The people "resigning" since November are also the least popular members of the Administration. Methinks W is no longer running the country. It's Bush the Elder, possibly with an assist from Bill Clinton. (One's saving his legacy, the other's hoping his wife has some authority come 2009.)
Eighteen months with just Cheney to lead him, well, so what? Nothing can brighten or dim his lights now.
"honor is the name of a pop singer"
That's gold, good enough to base an entire novel around.
"But in George Bush's America, honor is the name of a pop singer, accountability is for bank tellers, and justice is just a department in Washington."
Yeah. That's a damn good line. I said similar things about the Clintons, but never so eloquently. I don't know what leadership has become in this country, besides nonexistent.
Dread
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