Bush: Rove has 'my compete confidence' despite leak

[deminks]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
President Bush on Monday declared "complete confidence" in his top political adviser, Karl Rove, despite his alleged role in leaking a covert CIA operative's identity, according to an interview.

"Karl's got my complete confidence. He's a valuable member of my team," Bush said in his strongest defense yet of Rove, the architect of his presidential campaigns.

Bush made his comments in a roundtable interview with several Texas newspapers, portions of which were posted online by Knight Ridder Newspapers.

Bush said last month that he would fire anyone found to have acted illegally in the case, but critics accused him of lowering the "ethics bar." Bush and his aides have at times in the past been broader in saying that those involved in the leak would face consequences.

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[tsuki]

1. "I luv 'im bett'ran my countree."

[Tigress DEM]

23. TAKE 1>>"Rove has my complete confidence" BECAUSE of his leak....

That turd blossom boy saved my ass with that one, I tell you. I was up a tree, coon dogs on my ass. Then Rove pulls this gag and leaks all over the CIA... damm, I was laughing so hard I almost pissed myself...

Oh, was the camera on? I wasn't supposed to say that live... can we re-do that?"

[merwin]

2. He neglected to point out that 'face consequences' means 'get a pay raise'

[Inland]

3. Complete confidence, despite having no idea what he does or why.

Because Bush knows, no matter how much Rove may commit crimes or hurt our country, Rove'll never, ever, ever snitch on Bush. Rove is a good worshipper of our Great Leader, Commander in Chief, GodKing.

Bush uber alles.

[boddhi]

49. It's not Rove's style to be a worshiper

He's the point man, and he knows every little secret done by anyone near either * or * senior. * is standing by him because he knows the sos will bring him down if he doesn't stand by him and do exactly what he says. Where do you think the DeLay leaks came from just when DeLay was starting to throw his weight around and crossed the WH? Then DeLay promises to be good and the leaks magically stop.

Why do you think * calls him "turd blossom"?

[AlCzervik]

4. It's amazing he puts his loyalty to one sack of shit over the security of

officiers.

[NuttyFluffers]

52. publicly sided with a traitor over his country's safety....

and about safety regarding terrorism and "loose nukes."

it doesn't get much worse than that. it is the highest crime and misdemeanor i can think of without outright directly nuking one of our cities.

[54anickel]

5. Rove could be an axe murderer and the statement would be the same.

[Hardrada]

8. Some people use an axe.

Others a word processor.

[Lorien]

15. Well, sure. Rove wrote the statement. n/t

[NuttyFluffers]

50. traitors are worse to me, they kill/endanger more people n/t

[stepnw1f]

6. What A Nipple Head

Bush will go down in history as a really sick joke.

[grannylib]

27. if he's lucky. he should go down as a mass murderer. fucking little

lying sack of shit thief.
impeachment is much too gentle for such filth.
i say send him to abu ghraib and let him find out how it feels to be on the receiving end of what he has sanctioned, the little fuck

[Endangered Specie]

7. Stand by your man...

:sarcasm:

[cthrumatrix]

9. why does Bush "hate America" and support treason ....what gives?

[tavalon]

38. Because he is a Bush

They think themselves superior to everyone else.

[Cha]

10. bush to rove..."brain don't

fail me now"!

[Catt03]

11. In other words, fuck you America, particularly ....Democrats.....nt

[cliss]

12. HA, what a joke.

"He's a valuable member of my team".

As if Bush has any say in it. As if Bush could do without his "brain".

Cheney is the acting President. Rove is the Vice-President. No room for Bush.

[countingbluecars]

13. Renewed Arrogance

The Bolton appointment, Scotty's snippy attitude at today's press briefing, and now this declaration of confidence in Rove. I get the feeling that something big and bad is about to happen making many of our current concerns irrelevant. I've got to shake it off.

[54anickel]

16. Have the same sick feeling lately. My radar has been going crazy

keeping me up at night.

[Botany]

20. Me too

Something bad is going to happen and Iran will be blamed.

I swear if we attack Iran then the streets of America will have riots
like we have never seen.

[Boomer]

22. You can't be serious

>> I swear if we attack Iran then the streets of America will have riots like we have never seen. <<

If Americans haven't rioted over the stolen elections and the war against the middle class, what makes you think Iran will be the tipping point?

No, Americans won't start rioting until they are personally hurt by rising oil prices and food shortages. As long as our policies only hurt brown people in other countries, the vast majority will only frown disapprovingly.

[shanti]

29. that is correct

when the standard of living for americans dips, then, and only then, will they rise up.

but it may be too late by then:-(

[Name removed]

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[MGKrebs]

26. Not American streets. The rest of the worlds'.

I think many other countries people are much closer to the tipping point than most of our people are.

How bizarre would that be. The beacon of democracy has to be saved from itself.

[ryanmuegge]

32. Or, perhaps...

Bush is just being petulant, showing us that he's going to do what he wants when he wants. Also, he has the feeling that he doesn't need to care what we think of him now that he has a second term.

[calimary]

33. Welcome to DU! That strikes me as being a part of it, certainly.

He's a spoiled little snot-nose who, not long after he first "took" office, turned to somebody in the attendant press corps "who cares what you think?" I think that's been his whole life. What's important to him doesn't extend beyond his own nose and how far his grubby little hands can grab. It strikes me that this is always how it's been with this guy - arrested development at maybe about age five or six (with apologies to five- and six-year-olds everywhere). All he knows is that he wants his own way, and that he's entitled to have it.

World's biggest entitlement program: the presumptive ownership of OUR White House by the family bush.

The "man" makes me heave.

[tavalon]

39. Wow,

Bush petulant? How unusual. :eyes:

On edit: That wasn't meant as a slam to you. The eyes are meant for his putrid administration and for the Chimpster moron himself.

Welcome to DU!

[oioioi]

37. Our concerns are already irrelevant.

Isn't that obvious by now?

[HeeBGBz]

14. I bet he does

The rest of us think he and pigboy sucks.

[Jack Rabbit]

17. He probably has confidence in Rove BECAUSE of the leak

Prevarication is the order of the day in the Bush regime.

[Zorra]

18. Yeah, Rove is right there helping Bu*h deliberately destroy America.

Of course he has confidence in him.

They are the biggest traitors in American history.

[WinkyDink]

21. deliberately destroy America

Precisely.
ONLY with that "given" do their actions make sense.

Then Bush and Moon can duke it out.

[lovuian]

19. The News Media is starting to howl at Bush keeping a

liar and criminal in office when he knows damn well that he is one!!!

[Tigress DEM]

24. Tell THEM WE LOVE THEM!!!!

Welcome Back FOURTH ESTATE!!!! WE HAVE MISSED YOU!

[William Seger]

31. Actually, I thought it was a pretty gutless report

"Rove was the first person to tell a Time magazine reporter that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA, but did not disclose her name, according to the reporter."

Only *-kissin' jackasses think that matters. Certainly, any reporter covering this story should know by now that the law doesn't say anything at all about "name" -- it says "identity" -- but that idiotic talking point keeps getting repeated, regardless of the obvious stupidity.

"Plame's husband, former diplomat Joseph Wilson, said the leak was meant to discredit him for criticizing Bush's Iraq policy in 2003 after a CIA-funded trip to investigate whether Niger helped supply nuclear materials to Baghdad."

Whereas *-lovin' jackasses understand that integrity-restoring *Co probably had some really, really good reason for the leak, 'cause they don't do shit like that just to discredit enemies. And let's not even mention that Plame was "criticizing Bush's Iraq policy" of lying us into this mess.

"Bush said last month that he would fire anyone found to have acted illegally in the case, but critics accused him of lowering the "ethics bar." Bush and his aides have at times in the past been broader in saying that those involved in the leak would face consequences."

Right, only "critics" would dare "accuse" * of anything. *-lickin' jackasses understand that his previous statements were merely "broader," and all he said was they would "face consequences."

Seems to me this guy was trying to "balance" facts with *Co spin.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

25. Translation

He has his hand up my ass and I couldn't function without him.

[Mr_Spock]

28. Bush is a stupid mother fucking moron

What else can be said of this prick - it's more than just arrogance now - he's a friggin' violent sociopath.

[classysassy]

48. How dare you

call our selected thief,all those true names.

[tuvor]

30. Took him long enough to announce it, didn't it?

[jillan]

34. flip-flop flip-flop flip-flop

Maybe we should all send a pair of flip-flops to bush-
Asshole!

[fooj]

35. Someone needs to remind that rat bastard...

In his own words..."You're either with us or against us." WTF does he call outing a CIA agent? What f*cking team are they playing for? Treasonous traitor! Hell is too good a place for the bastard.

Peace.

[truthisfreedom]

40. bush is a man without a country.

[annabanana]

42. nope..... He's got OURS

...........by the balls

[truthisfreedom]

41. new "confidence" brand adult diapers. when you have that leak that just

won't stop.

[bklyncowgirl]

43. Rove has his complete confidence BECAUSE of the leak

Rove was doing his duty to protect Bush.

Bush will reward Rove.

Morality, ethics, National Security or the good of the country don't matter here.

[Swamp Rat]

44. Translated: "Karl's got my complete brain." n/t

[DeepModem Mom]

45. kick

[Supersedeas]

46. Complete confidence in Rove & Bolton; both liars...both A-OK with *

[buckfush_in_2004]

47. The whatever resident is in a twilight zone

making it up a he goes along with the aid of the Magic 8 Ball brain.

[Lisa]

51. that, Mr. Bush, is not the accepted definition of "confidence man"

Although if I get my wish, pictures of both of you will be included under that term, in every dictionary in the English-speaking world.

[Hekate]

53. Promotion and Medal of Freedom on their way as we speak...

* has "complete confidence" that KR will continue his lifetime of high-quality service -- not to the nation, of course, but to GWB -- as puppetmaster in chief. That kind of dedication and loyalty just doesn't come along every day, and must be rewarded.

Hekate